[chevycruze2012]

Hello everyone..first of all I want to thank you for reading my post. I am in need of ten new lug studs for the rear wheels on my cruze LT. it has drums on the back. I want to know if there is any way possible I can find studs the same size as mine from another vehicle that are much stronger. These are a M12X1.5MMX52MM with a knurl diameter of 12.77mm and a shoulder length of 11MM. It also has the blank starter space before the threads to safely start the nut. If anyone can help me, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

[chevycruze2012]

The GM ones are too soft and ive gone through three sets of oem ones from factory for the rear. they just twist right off. Im not sure why. Overtorquing them is not the reason why. I put in a set of dorman ones at my friends shop and they all torqued to 100 ft ibs just fine. the three sets broke at 75 ft ibs. Weird I know.

 

[chevycruze2012]

I think you misunderstood what I all said originally. Ill say it again.
I put in a set of dorman lug studs and they torqued just fine. The others didn't want to very well. Plus ill take my good friends word for it that I had a bad batch of studs. I know two other people that had the same issue with theirs when they took theirs in for a rotation. So its not me. I take my wheels off every once in awhile to clean them and clean the wheel Wells and they torque just fine now. Its easy for anyone on here to go against another persons opinion because they aren't there and don't know the situation. Just like what your doing now by accusing me of causing damage to my own car.

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[chevycruze2012]

Found this on Google, hope this is of some help.

Wheel Tech - Wheel Lug Torquing

I saw this on tire racks website not too long ago I think when I was shopping around for new tires lol. I sorta do my lugnuts the opposite way...but its very similar to what the article showed. But thanks for showing me this.