rite i have all the bits but what size to u have to drill the old holes out too????


any help would be greatly appreciated

 

What studs are you talking about ?
tabetha

 

there brand new ford wheels studs just need to know what size to drill out existing holes to

 

anyone?

 

depends what studs you got

 

if they are m12 studs drill it 10.2

 

i just asked for std wheels studs from a mk5 escort

what are they????

 

i think i drilled mine out to a 12mm best way is to run a drill bit through to take thread out and see if yours fit then if not increase a mm at a time to they do. its easier to use a wheel nut to pull stud through rather than hammering them in and less likely to damage anything

 

Or, you can contact someone like Keeef @ Elitedirect.com and get him to send you the conversion studs I use. You wind them into the flange from the rear using some red lock-thread. Then, you peen the 1st thread over @ the front of the flange to make definitely secure (well, I do anyway). Then fit everything back up. No drilling or anything, and you can always remove them if necessary to refit original-style wheels (unless you have peened them over, then it is harder to remove them).

The problem with drilling the original flange is that the MK5 studs have a fine seration designed for MK5 flanges. The problem with using them on a MK4 that has been drilled is if they decide to spin in the hole @ a late stage when trying to remove or refit a wheel. 70lb ft torque on a torque-wrench can cause them to slip.

 

not if u tack weld the backs

or get mega tight fir this is a budget thing its 4 my xr3i so no std wheels will ever see that car again it was winter pack they were steels lol