Hello,

I've been searching on google, and on nam for something.
It looks like a wheel stud to change out our wheels faster.

I forgot what those bolts were called.
I saw it on a thread about 3 months ago, and people were using it so that they don't have to go through the hassle of trying to find the whole while they stick the bolt into the wheel.

Please help!

-jee.

 

stud conversion. check out piloracing.com or outmotoring.com. you get what you pay for...my rec is 'racing' studs from pilo and McGard Splinedrive from summitracing.com. About $120 for everything but the cheaper kits don't last if you are actually swapping wheels often (my normal stud from Pilo stripped after a few months)

 

haha, thanks but I'm not talking about the conversion.

more like an alignment tool that lets me change out the wheels faster before my track session :]

 

Or just put a stud kit on.

Ultimate Garage has a tool called a Wheel Hanger, that what you are looking for?

http://www.ultimategarage.com/wheelhgr.html

 

sounds like it. still a PITA to me.

 

yep, thanks.
but god dang! so expensive, and i only need one!!!

well guess i'll keep searching until i find some one who sells just one.

 

[FONT=Arial Black][SIZE=2]Wheel Hanger - $24.95ea
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hmmm, thanks!

One more question.

Is the 2002 mini cooper wheel bolt size 12mm x 1.75?

Thanks.

 

12x1.5

 

found it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MINI-...3286.m14.l1318

 

Got mine from Metalnerd. Scroll down to Part MN12WH - M12 Wheel Assist Tool for 4 Lug Wheels.

$10!

 

I saw that eBay one before and many people are happy with it. I wanted something a little longer. Either one works.

 

Thanks for all the input guys!

 

The wheel hanger looks like it would be helpful. Anyone know of one available for the R56's 14mm x 1.25mm pitch. It seems that this is a rare thread. Porsche and others use a 1.5mm pitch on their 14mm bolts which is the standard fine pitch for M14 threads. BMW may have gone for 1.25mm because finer threads are stronger, and Porsche uses five lugs, rather than four.

 

It took some searching but I found it for ya.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MINI-...3911.m14.l1318

 

Thanks. I'll give it a try. Hope the aluminum holds up. Seems like steel would have been better.