Aluminum Studs..... seriously

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Is this a joke from Chrysler?
Aluminum wheel studs? Probably the top three when it comes to an important bolt! The only reason I found out was due to the tire shop “noticed” it was snapped off while rotating my tires. Truly I feel they snapped it but I can’t prove it nor am I 100% sure.
Point is if it did snap from over torque then I have to believe all the studs were over torqued. Are they all ready to snap off? It makes zero sense to me. Weight saved? Please that’s retarded! I asked three separate Ram dealers. Not one had the answer. They cost just under $11 a piece. I asked the dealer and my tire shop to find me the replacement studs. Make them as strong as possible. Last thing I need to worry about while deep in the Colorado mountains is my wheels falling off due to snapped lug nutts. Chrysler WTF were you thinking?

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[RamIt]

Yeah they are trash. Local dealership didn't properly mount one of my wheels on my 4th gen, sheared all 8 studs off at the hub like they were butter.

An HD truck should have Grade 8 or better. I don't know if ARP has any studs that will work for these trucks

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[MC250r719]

Mine are steel

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[watersupply189]

Mine are steel also


2016 Ram Laramie 3500, G56, 6.7, MM3 by Double R Diesel, Rough Country Leveling, HID headlights, Morimoto LED fogs plus a whole lot more!

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[AK Bob]

Just verified mine with a magnet. Aluminum wheels, steel studs and nuts.


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[RamIt]

Just verified mine with a magnet. Aluminum wheels, steel studs and nuts.


2014 RAM 3500 (Aisin) 3.73 4X4 Limited Crew Cab Long Bed DRW. MM3 tuned by Double R Diesel. Oil Bypass Filter, 50 Gallon auxiliary fuel tank.

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They're still way under rated for the truck. Aluminum did seem questionable, but overall, still not as strong as they probably could be

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[InlineSix.7]

My uncle has a 2012 2500 and he had a hell of a time with guys at the tire shops over torquing the lug nuts to the point they damaged his wheels. When I got mine (used with 118k) about 1/2 of the lug nuts had been cross threaded in the past (careless tire shops with impact guns). I cleaned up the stud threads, purchased a set of new take off lug nuts from eBay, start them by hand, and torque with a torque wrench to about 120# and haven’t had any issues.


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[Booch035]

The studs are NOT aluminum!

The problem is people have no clue what a torque wrench is.

Tire shops are horrible with their big air guns.

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[david3gen]

The studs are NOT aluminum!

The problem is people have no clue what a torque wrench is.

Tire shops are horrible with their big air guns.

Agree. Some are horrible when using airguns.


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[BrentM]

I have a hard time believing that any wheel studs would be Aluminum. You can't even find aluminum bolts, let alone wheel studs. Mine are steel I have seen the rust on them. Air guns can create huge amounts of torque and I never use a air gun or electric impact gun to install lug nuts. I own several torque wrenches and use them often, especially on my lug nuts. When I replace tires I load the wheels and tire into another truck and take them loose to the tire shop. One more reason to not go to the tire shop or dealer.

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