WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR FRS TODAY?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Face_Plant

The old sway bar link wasn't exactly destroyed. More along the lines of permanently attached to my stock front strut.

As for the wheel, my procedure was:
1. Break lugs loose in diagonal pattern while the car was on the ground
2. Lift car, remove nuts
3. All nuts unscrewed easily by hand at first, then the third one started getting kinda tough, so I skipped it and moved on to the others
4. Go back to the third one and it keeps getting harder and harder to turn until it finally snaps

Does anyone know what size stud these cars take?

Well, OK, NOT destroyed - any good cutting torch can just get-er off -

Question: What did you use to break the lug nuts loose?

I'd guess the size of the wheel studs are roughly:

M12x1.25 thread pitch and length



humfrz

[Face_Plant]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, OK, NOT destroyed - any good cutting torch can just get-er off -



Question: What did you use to break the lug nuts loose?



I'd guess the size of the wheel studs are roughly:



M12x1.25 thread pitch and length







humfrz

I'm not too concerned about getting it off. I beat it up pretty good after the hex key stripped and it's not reusable.

To break the lugs loose I used a 1/2 inch drive breaker bar. To tighten them I used a 1/2 inch drive torque wrench.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Face_Plant

I'm not too concerned about getting it off. I beat it up pretty good after the hex key stripped and it's not reusable.

To break the lugs loose I used a 1/2 inch drive breaker bar. To tighten them I used a 1/2 inch drive torque wrench.

Yep, I remember, back-in-the-day, when I did some wrenching, if I buggered up something, I would smash it to smithereens with a big fucking hammer - it didn't fix it but, it made me feel a hell of a lot better -

As far as lug nuts, anytime I have used this type of lug wrench, I've never twisted off a stud.

However, with the lug thing that comes with lots of cars and socket set breaker bar, not quite so lucky.

It's my understanding that the wheel studs on this car are weak - maybe they were made by the same folks that made the valve springs -


humfrz

[Face_Plant]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Yep, I remember, back-in-the-day, when I did some wrenching, if I buggered up something, I would smash it to smithereens with a big fucking hammer - it didn't fix it but, it made me feel a hell of a lot better -



As far as lug nuts, anytime I have used this type of lug wrench, I've never twisted off a stud.



However, with the lug thing that comes with lots of cars and socket set breaker bar, not quite so lucky.



It's my understanding that the wheel studs on this car are weak - maybe they were made by the same folks that made the valve springs -





humfrz

Yeah, it's always satisfying to smash whatever was giving me problems.

I googled the stud size and came across tons of forum posts about them snapping, numerus YouTube videos on how to replace them, etc, so this does seem like quite a widespread issue.

My search brought up this guy's BRZ blog post about how he kept snapping them, which was helpful because his post contained a part number (610566) for some hardened steel studs that are the same size as the stock ones. It's a Dorman part number, so my local NAPA, Auto Zone, or whatever should have them.

[frs_mikey]

I installed JDM tips in my school's parking structure between classes today.

[new2subaru]

Scraped out another 453g of seam sealer. Only took about an hour

[Interlocker]

Bought the car in NE a few days ago, and it had a front plate/bracket installed, but we don't have/require front plates in KS. So, rather than driving around with a couple of ugly holes in the front bumper, I ordered a couple of Halo white bumper plugs. Excuse me... "World Famous Bumper Plugs":

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Interlocker

Bought the car in NE a few days ago, and it had a front plate/bracket installed, but we don't have/require front plates in KS. So, rather than driving around with a couple of ugly holes in the front bumper, I ordered a couple of Halo white bumper plugs. Excuse me... "World Famous Bumper Plugs":

You get it in the Omaha area?

[Interlocker]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

You get it in the Omaha area?

I did! Do you know the car or previous owner possibly?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Face_Plant

Yeah, it's always satisfying to smash whatever was giving me problems.

Like @humfrz says, you're in good company with both the studs and the end links. I don't know why but I'm sure my day is coming. :/

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Interlocker

I did! Do you know the car or previous owner possibly?

No but I live just south of Omaha. Did you take I29 to get up here?

[Interlocker]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

No but I live just south of Omaha. Did you take I29 to get up here?

Yup, really exciting drive. Was happy to have heated seats in both cars that day. Wasn’t so excited to realize the stereo wasn’t functioning properly for the drive home.

It was technically La Vista where I picked up the 86. Near you?

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Interlocker

Yup, really exciting drive. Was happy to have heated seats in both cars that day. Wasn’t so excited to realize the stereo wasn’t functioning properly for the drive home.



It was technically La Vista where I picked up the 86. Near you?

I PMed you

[Face_Plant]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Like @humfrz says, you're in good company with both the studs and the end links. I don't know why but I'm sure my day is coming. :/

You could always replace the studs with the ones I mentioned before your day comes. Mine arrived the other day. Now I just need to find the time to replace all 20...