Yeah I referenced this thread quite a bit while doing my search.
I ended up buying the hub from Lucky8 (which wasn’t the entire assembly) and instead of pulling the hub apart and potentially compromising the bearing, I pulled a lug stud out and pressed it into the hub on the vehicle.
In the end, I’d recommend to anyone that they replace the entire hub assembly for like $250 (aftermarket) before going through the mess I went through.
For extended studs, I’d just buy all new hubs, press in the studs you want, then put the new hubs on the vehicle.
I did some pretty extensive research on tracking down a replacement wheel stud without any luck. I was in search of extended wheel studs and was in contact with major players in the game like arp, Dorman, etc...
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Does anyone have any information on wheel studs? With my new setup I'm inclined to look for extended wheel studs or at least have extra wheel studs out on the trail. With that said, the only info I have is that you can't buy them. The OEM pitch is M14x1.5, and the lug nuts is a combo conical...
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