question about Ram wheel studs..

[ramhouston]

I am contemplating on modifying my factory wheel studs to fit on aftermarket wheel spacers.
My question is are the factory wheel studs easy to replace if i decide to for whatever reason down the road?? TIA!

 

[Rick3478]

Grinding the ends off a bit shorter? Yeah you can do that. And you can knock 'em out with a big friendly hammer, then use nuts and a handful of washers to pull the new ones in.

 

[ramhouston]

Grinding the ends off a bit shorter? Yeah you can do that. And you can knock 'em out with a big friendly hammer, then use nuts and a handful of washers to pull the new ones in.

grind them shorter yes

 

[Mountain Whiskey]

Grinding the ends off a bit shorter? Yeah you can do that. And you can knock 'em out with a big friendly hammer, then use nuts and a handful of washers to pull the new ones in.

What Rick said. I have done this before on a Jeep. It is a pretty straight forward job.

 

[ramhouston]

What Rick said. I have done this before on a Jeep. It is a pretty straight forward job.

i'm assuming that the studs are cheap and easily accessible?

 

[Mountain Whiskey]

i'm assuming that the studs are cheap and easily accessible?

Yes indeed. Just pull the wheel, brake caliper (hang it by a wire, not the brake hose) and rotor. Smack the ever loving he'll out of the stud with a small sledge and they drive out. Just make sure you are in a position where it is clear behind it. You can see they have ridges and are just pressed in.

Likely you will never replace them. Get what you like and keep it.

Hey, when you grind off the end of your existing ones, screw a nut on past your grind first. If you mangle a tread at the end, backing the nut off will straighten it.

 

[Rick3478]

Yes indeed. Just pull the wheel, brake caliper (hang it by a wire, not the brake hose) and rotor. Smack the ever loving he'll out of the stud with a small sledge and they drive out. Just make sure you are in a position where it is clear behind it. You can see they have ridges and are just pressed in.

Likely you will never replace them. Get what you like and keep it.

Hey, when you grind off the end of your existing ones, screw a nut on past your grind first. If you mangle a tread at the end, backing the nut off will straighten it.

I'm not sure you even need to disassemble the brakes, though it would make the backside of the hub easier to reach. Good tip on the thread saver, he'll probably already have open (non-acorn) nuts for the spacers.

 

[moparpeetie]

You definitely have to remove the caliper and rotor to access the hub to get the new studs to seat flush against the hub.
I added a 3/4" hub centric spacers(not adapters) to fit TRX wheels on my 2020 Laramie and had to change the studs to longer ones.