I'm adding wheel spacers to my car. Only problem is I have to trim 5mm off the stock wheel studs. Does anyone have any suggestion on how do this?

 

Put a nut on and cut with a sawzall.Then remove the nut to clean up threads

 

Don't have a Sawzall. From what I see they're pretty expensive. Don't want to spend $200 for a tool I'll never use again. Thanks though.

Anyone else have a "budget" way?

 

A "rotozip" could do it, they're $100 not including the cutting bits. I would think a dremel would be too small to get through all 20. IMO, a sawzall is the quickest way to do it.

A hacksaw might be you only choice. Complete PITA way do to it, but if you don't have access to an electrical cutter of somesort probably the only way to do it.

If you were going to be up from SD I have access to a sawzall, but I don't think that helps you.

 

I'm going to send you a pm.

 

Leo one of your friends is a carpenter and has a sawall or home depot will rent you one for a day . It wont break the bank.

 

I didn't know home depot rented tools. In that case I'll run by there after work and try and rent one. Do I need a specific kind of blade?

 

Hey Leo, I know I've given you some crap about using spacers- I've just been picking on you man- but seriously PLEASE be careful when you cut and use these things. Some people have no problems, others have had disasterous problems. Just be careful man.

Regarding your question, you can rent a Dremel tool (that's what I would use) or a Sawzall from almost any hardware store.

 

It's cool I know your just busting my b's. From what I've read the 99.9% of horror stories with spacers stem from spacers that just go over the stock studs thereby reducing the abount of threads the lug nuts grab on to. The one's I bought come with their own studs pressed into the spacer. So from what I've read it would be no different or worse than switching to a wheel with a different offset. Thanks for your concern though.

Even with all I've read I'll still be nervous when I do my first test drive. Good think is I have a pretty decent stretch of road about 1/2 mile from my place. I can get it to about 80 their. I'll try that and a couple of hard launches. Then I'll go back home check the spacers. After that then I'll try going on the highway. There are several members on the board that have been running spacers for over year though without any problems so I should be good.

I think Spacers are kind of like UDP's. They both have had horror stories but for the most part they work.

 

 

Not every home depot rents tools. Usually only the ones in the "nicer" places of town do. Er, did I say that? We have a handful of HD's here but only about two of them rent tools.

On a limb, I would say you could also try a pipe cutter, but you would still need to notch it with a hacksaw first to mark the cut and get it started, so might as well just follow through with a hacksaw anyway.

I got a craftsman sawzall from Sears for about $70 bucks. I bought it to cut my X-pipe in with orginally, but now I use it for tons of other stuff.

 

Der...on second thought its only 5mm, a sawzall might be a bit bulky and hard to line up straight. I'd use a dremel and grind it or cut it, or use something one of these: http://www.vpxsystem.com/products/Pr...roductID=18372 (I don't work for B&D)

 

OK Guys Stop with the dramel talk it will not work and a good metal blade will and agan make shur you put the nut on first .
I have been in the building industry for 35 years and seen it all and tryed it to.Go buy a cheep sawzall. black&decker Then when you are done take it back for a full refund. Crapy thought but it works.

 

Ace Hardware, True Value Hardware, etc. are the shops I'm talking about. And I've used my Dremel many times to cut bolts- I just cut 2 last weekend during my Prothane motor mount install. Talk about a great tool for tight spaces and/or little trims here & there.

 

I think I'm going to go the slow and hard route and use a saw.

 

portable band saw will make quick work of it, and with the nut on you can make a strait cut

 

Good new's the studs do not touch the back of the factory rim. So no trimming for me. Unless of course the front studs are different from the rear which I doubt.