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HI. HAVE HAD MY FOURTRAK FOR 5 WEEKS. BEEN USING THIS GREAT SITE SINCE. BOUGHT SOME 32M SPACERS, AS FRONT WHEELS WITH 255 TYERS WERE RUBBING ON FULL LOCK. THIS CURED THE PROB. WENT OUT TO-DAY. TRAVELED 3MILES AND THE O/S/R WHEEL CAME OFF AS ALL STUDS SNAPPED. YES SPACERS WERE FIITED PROPERLY. HAS ANY ONE HAD THIS HAPPEN? THE SPACERS WILL BE REMOVED AND BINED. YOUR ADVISE GREATLY NEEDED THANKS
Three Wheels On My Wagon
Which wheels have you got fittrd, independant alloys are the ones to go for as they have the correct offset for the 255 tyres, these will stop binding.
Wheel studs are not a problem on the Fourtrak, but here are a few suggestions:
Damaged wheel studs, or an entire axle may have been fitted at sometime as replacements for another problem, possibly axle.
Wheel nuts may have been heated by the local tyre suppliers in an attempt to remove the wheel nuts, this will soften the stud material and cause this problem. Also, have the tyre fitters used an extremely large air gun to tighten them, this is common practice, when the correct method is to torque them up, often this happens and it stretches and weakens the stud.
Wheel studs from another vehicle may have been previously fitted, several vehicles, mainly 4X4's or some commercials use the same sized stud, but to differing ratings, and not high enough for a fourtrak.
My advice would be to obtain new wheel studs from Daihatsu, this would ensure the correct ones are fitted.
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Hi, sounds like you were very lucky, wheels breaking off lorries kill several people every year! Did you fit the cheap £49 cast alloy spacers with stud extensions? In my opinion these are dangerous as this is not a component that should be compromised in order to try and save a bit of money, if you need to fit spacers use the billet type that mount to the hub on the original studs with seperate studs for the wheel to mount to, these are far stronger and better designed. I have had this type fitted to both my landcruisers and a Fourtrak used on and offroad for some years now without any problems, the downside is that you will pay around £150 a set but what price your own safety and that of people around you?
best regards
Dave.
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HI DAVE, THE SPACERS I FITTED WERE FROM EBAY COST £60. HAD READ OTHER FORUMS WHICH THE GUYS SAID THESE WERE GOOD????? WHERE WOULD I GET THE ONES YOU MENTION? ALSO BEEN TOLD TO LOOK FOR INDEPENDANT ALLOYS AS THESE HAVE THE RIGHT OFFSET. WHAT IS THE PRICE TO PAY FOR A GOOD USED SET? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP REGARDS LES.