Installing different wheels or wheel spacers will sometimes reduce the number of threads inside the lug nuts, which is referred to as the lug nuts' thread engagement. When we installed a three-piece ...

Don’t hammer out the broken stud. That’s the worst thing you can do! The hammer blows can wreck your wheel bearings, turning this into a much bigger repair bill. Instead, squeeze the broken stud out ...

OTC released the new 5195 Wheel Stud Remover/Installer Kit, designed to allow shop technicians to quickly remove and install wheel studs, calipers or axles on virtually any Class 7 or 8 vehicle wheel ...

Despite not offering really any kind of performance improvement, some modifications are still worth the time and money. One of these is installing wheel studs on cars that didn’t come with them from ...

We don't know exactly what happened or who did it, but the likely cause was an exuberant rookie at a tire shop with a powerful impact gun and dreams of becoming a NASCAR tire changer. Two lug nuts on ...

What is a wheel spacer? It's just that: a mechanical component that spaces your wheel away from the original wheel mounting surface. They can be as simple as a cast or machined metal spacer that goes ...

Tiger Tool International will be making its television debut on Fox Sports Network on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 11:30 a.m., and Monday, Dec. 12, at 4:30 p.m., demonstrating wheel stud installation and ...

Prevent wheel-off incidents on heavy trucks by understanding wheel installation procedures and carefully inspecting the wheel end. The two major causes of wheel-off incidents include a loss of ...

One seldom sees the words tire service and finesse in the same sentence, but proper mounting and installation of tires and wheels requires skill and precision — and indeed, a little finesse. It’s one ...