2nd gen: Supernow hubs and longer wheel studs

firzen · 06-25-2010, 07:10 PM

As some of you 2nd gen. owners know, SuperNow from Japan makes replacement front wheel hubs for our cars (http://www.rhdjapan.com/super-now-st...set-fc3s-54461). Last time I checked, their prices were cheaper than stock hub units by a far margin and claim better strength and lightness. (I doubt that last part but whatever)

Since they were economically feasible, I purchased a set to replace by aging stock ones when putting in my new suspension. Unfortunately, the custom coilover setup I built had some rubbing issues, forcing me to use wheel spacers. This inadvertently reduced the usable length of the wheel studs leading me to purchase a set of longer ones by ARP (http://www.summitracing.com/parts/AR...t=ARP-100-7708).

Today I went to the machine shop with the intent of pressing out the stock-length studs on the SuperNow hubs when I noticed that the knurled portion was different from the stock size.

Checking on the interweb, I learned that this odd size used by SuperNow only matches the studs used by the Celica GTS. Unfortunately, I cannot find longer studs for this application. (http://www.arp-bolts.com/catalog/Cat...talog_0066.pdf)

So now I am thinking- should I machine some new holes to press in the ARP studs I already have or just redo my stock hubs. If I choose the latter, I'll need to redo the bearings too.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Peace.

06-25-2010, 07:10 PM	#1
firzen Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 231 Rep Power: 18	2nd gen: Supernow hubs and longer wheel studs As some of you 2nd gen. owners know, SuperNow from Japan makes replacement front wheel hubs for our cars (http://www.rhdjapan.com/super-now-st...set-fc3s-54461). Last time I checked, their prices were cheaper than stock hub units by a far margin and claim better strength and lightness. (I doubt that last part but whatever) Since they were economically feasible, I purchased a set to replace by aging stock ones when putting in my new suspension. Unfortunately, the custom coilover setup I built had some rubbing issues, forcing me to use wheel spacers. This inadvertently reduced the usable length of the wheel studs leading me to purchase a set of longer ones by ARP (http://www.summitracing.com/parts/AR...t=ARP-100-7708). Today I went to the machine shop with the intent of pressing out the stock-length studs on the SuperNow hubs when I noticed that the knurled portion was different from the stock size. Checking on the interweb, I learned that this odd size used by SuperNow only matches the studs used by the Celica GTS. Unfortunately, I cannot find longer studs for this application. (http://www.arp-bolts.com/catalog/Cat...talog_0066.pdf) So now I am thinking- should I machine some new holes to press in the ARP studs I already have or just redo my stock hubs. If I choose the latter, I'll need to redo the bearings too. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Peace.