changing to stud and nuts
 

i want to change the car to run stud and nuts rather than the wheel bolts. What's the best way to do this? Do i need to buy a conversion kit or can i swap the set-up from a mk5/a/6 Escort onto the S2. Also if i can just batter the set-up on do i need to take the whole hub from the donor car or can i just take the studs?

hope that makes sense!

i went to fords a got the studs from a escort cossie, as the guy gave me all the nuts when i bought my cossie wheels. bash old ones out, smack new in.. fronts more difficult as hub is in the way.

and after swap is done check nuts for tightness after a few miles.

Hi

Talk to Steve Law at Speedshack. He has got the wheelsstuds that fits the S2 !!
Bought mine from Steve and they are easy to fit, god service aswell :-)

Henrik

easier with the hubs stripped down also

and make sure the threads are drilled out to a sufficient size, as i sent my rears to work with a mate of my dads to have them drilled/pressed in to save time, and clearly somebody got lazy and didnt drill, and it cracked the hub

One of the best things I ever done. No fighting the wheel to keep it in place when trying to bolt it up any more!

Buy a set of studs from Burtons, Ebay, ford (Sierra wheel studs or Mk5 Escort studs). The holes may need drilling out a little if I recall correctly. Then they can be drawn into the hub by using some oversize nuts (to act as a spacer) slotted over, a big washer and a spare wheel nut.

whats the benefit of doing this apart from easier to get a wheel on?

stud and nut set up is stronger. not that i can explaine it

One thing i've got on the 'to do' list on mine, so much easier to fit wheels!