Stud butcher

[Otto86]

I't taking off some alloys and going back to the original steel wheels. My rear wheel studs are about twice as long as they will need to be when going back to the thinner steel wheels. Reading up on here suggests original wheel studs have 24mm of thread in total. 

The question is, to save time and money can I just carefully cut down the old ones and file a slight taper to the end? Rather than buying 10 new shorter studs. Is there any reason why I shouldn't do that? bare metal showing and getting rusty or something?

Bit of a cowboy question, but I'd welcome any opinions.

Thanks.

[davidoft1]

You can do that but you may not need to if they fit under the hub caps

[Otto86]

Ah good point, thanks.

The nuts I have are closed end, but I could get some open ones and spin them down.

Similar question for the front: I have 45mm thread length wheel bolts. Standard seems to be 19mm of thread, but is there any reason why I can't use the long ones and screw them all the way in?

They seem to go, but I don't know if it's going to foul the braking disc or something daft like that?

[R0B]

Are you aware that alloys and steel wheels usually have different wheel nuts?

[Otto86]

Ah yes, thanks for reminding me. I'll have to check but I bet mine are the conical, not round shaped. 

I'll just stop being such a skinflint and buy a new set of nuts and bolts.

I'm not paying for studs though, I'm not Rockerfeller!