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Jay you had better do a Midwest 2009 race!   Message List  
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Re: Jay you had better do a Midwest 2009 race!

I did notice the bolts and thought it was a little odd. I'm willing
to bet it makes it a PITA to mount the wheels.

That track in Tulsa looks nice, but it's a little far from the
midwest. I'm hoping the next race is within 8-10 hours of Minneapolis
as driving 13 hours to Flat Rock, racing for 24 hours and then driving
back home was....ummm how do I put this? Maddening.


--- In 24hoursofLeMons@yahoogroups.com, "Scott" <ltdscott@...> wrote:
>
> > PS: Congrats on the $200 BMW. But you're aware that the only BMW
> > factory replacement parts under $1400 are lugnuts, right?
>
> PS, BMW uses lug bolts instead of lug studs/nuts and I hate them for
> it. What were those Krauts thinking?
>
> Luckily lug stud conversions are cheap.
>





Tue Mar 4, 2008 3:27 pm

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... PS, BMW uses lug bolts instead of lug studs/nuts and I hate them for it. What were those Krauts thinking? Luckily lug stud conversions are cheap....
Scott
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Mar 4, 2008
2:47 pm

I did notice the bolts and thought it was a little odd. I'm willing to bet it makes it a PITA to mount the wheels. That track in Tulsa looks nice, but it's a...
tysonschnitker
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Mar 4, 2008
3:27 pm

See...I though here in Missouri, we defined the Midwest. What's with you northern folk trying to be all 'midwest'? ;) All in fun... Clem To:...
clem sparks
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Mar 4, 2008
3:36 pm

Jay, Perhaps Gateway International might be a good fit. -Jose Boldly going forward, because I can't find reverse ...
Jose Hernandez
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Mar 4, 2008
4:11 pm

Gateway is really close to me! MAM could be a choice as well...http://www.midamericamotorplex.com/2006/default.asp Hopefully one of these "Centrally located"...
clem sparks
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Mar 4, 2008
4:35 pm

... This will save your sanity: http://www.bavmsport.com/product.php?productid=16179&cat=250&bestseller=Y...
Scott
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Mar 4, 2008
7:19 pm

Careful on the stud kits. We loaned our rear studs (actually new spares) to Formula BMW at THill and they ended out putting out from the hub and took them out...
Jason Wiener
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Mar 4, 2008
7:21 pm

Sorry PULLING OUT...not putting out. Although that would be way better! ... -- jw! m: 312-961-2341 f: 801-760-2688 'I put the FU in fun.' ...
Jason Wiener
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Mar 4, 2008
7:23 pm

... Well that's reassuring.......
Scott
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Mar 4, 2008
7:24 pm

Just weld the wheels to the hub...you'll be fine. Duck tape works too! ... -- jw! m: 312-961-2341 f: 801-760-2688 'I put the FU in fun.' ...
Jason Wiener
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Mar 4, 2008
7:25 pm

Weld the wheel to the hub and use duct tape? That is the most retarded thing I have ever heard of doing. At Detroit I welded our last wheel to the hub and...
tysonschnitker
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Mar 4, 2008
7:52 pm

I guess my humor was lost in email. The notion of welding the wheel to the hub is pretty "short bus" to me (Californians or transplants- ...
Jason Wiener
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Mar 4, 2008
8:15 pm

the one thing I learned with wheel studs on my VW is that you have to use lock tight and actually use a torque wrench to toruqe the wheels not just a star...
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Mar 4, 2008
7:33 pm

Done that. ... -- jw! m: 312-961-2341 f: 801-760-2688 'I put the FU in fun.' http://www.jasonwiener.com Check us out at the 24 Hours of LeMons... ...
Jason Wiener
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Mar 4, 2008
7:37 pm

We didn't use loc tite...but we torqued the wheels to spec and I'm not exactly sure what caused them to break. Some snapped right off while other's stripped...
tysonschnitker
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Mar 4, 2008
7:54 pm

... What brand/supplier did you get them from? Hmm. We'll we're using Loctite and no spacers, so I hope we have better success....
Scott
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Mar 4, 2008
8:19 pm

Just the regular NAPA studs & nuts....brand spankin new. ... I'm ... off ... we ... spacers ... have ... wheels...
tysonschnitker
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Mar 4, 2008
9:57 pm

Ah. Well that makes me feel a little better, since the studs we bought are specific racing studs just for BMWs....
Scott
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Mar 4, 2008
10:06 pm

Signs point to "yes" The combination of the spacer and using a stud kit, and depending upon *how* you torqued it together... bad results. So I purchased an...
Hooter Valve
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Mar 5, 2008
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Signs point to "yes" The combination of the spacer and using a stud kit, and depending upon *how* you torqued it together... bad results. So I purchased an...
Hooter Valve
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Mar 5, 2008
1:21 am

Yes...Hallett has a rustic charisma that is best experienced first hand. It would certainly be a venue to check into. As of 5 years ago...they didn't even have...
Terry Kehne
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Mar 6, 2008
1:25 am

Terry...I don't think we are good judges of if a course is wide enough or not after Flat Rock. "Hmmm this area is only paved one car wide....there's already 2...
tysonschnitker
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Mar 6, 2008
12:55 pm
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