On Monday, I sheared all five studs off the front passenger wheel doing 75mph on the freeway! The wheel stayed on--just barely--spinning around the disk rotor til we came to a stop. The wife was driving and did a great job holding things together.
What caused it, I don't have a clue. It was pretty sudden (a few seconds). Maybe the new wheels?
'06 XK Limited, 5.7 Hemi, QDII, OME struts & HD springs, JBA UCAs, 285/70R17 BFG KM2, 4XGuard Sliders, 4XGuard Diff Guard, Fox 2.0 reservoir shocks, custom bumpers and Warn xi9000
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Wow dude, glad you are OK! Crazy, I have had my Spacer fail at 75, and the wheel actually come off - bad boy rolled for about a half mile. Scared the S*** outta me and my brother.Originally Posted by TrialByFire
Maybe the wheels weren't snugged?
Ryan ---- 2006 WK 4.7 QDII <- Click for Garage
2.25" RR Lift - Front Bilstiens - Rear OMEs - 32" Wildpeaks - Saguaro 4x Shackles - Tail Light Guards - AFE intake - Rola - Exhaust
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Ordered some new headlight bulbs. Mine seem to be getting worse with age, more dull yellow. Did some looking around and went with the following, based on reviews I had seen.
Went with Phillips Crystal Vision Hi's and Lo's. Also went ahead and ordered fogs too, Optilux Yellow Xenon. Will report back with a comparison picture. Not bad doing all six bulbs shipped for 70 bucks.
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2.25" RR Lift - Front Bilstiens - Rear OMEs - 32" Wildpeaks - Saguaro 4x Shackles - Tail Light Guards - AFE intake - Rola - Exhaust
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That's definitely not cool!!!
I've never heard of a properly installed wheel shearing off like that. It's normally due to not being seated on the hub properly, using the wrong lug nuts or not being torqued down.
Are you using hubcentric rings?
Not cool! Glad you guys are safe and nothing bad happened.
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WOW! That's not cool bro and glad your wife had the cool nerves to hold it together. Let us know what caused it when you get it figured out.
I'm still not sure what the cause was. The lug nuts were torqued down. There was no vibration, shimmy, or out of balance feel before it started to go, then, all of a sudden it felt like we had a blowout. Then it got worse!
All I can think is that that wheel has been on and off a lot with all the CV replacements, tire and wheel changes, rotations, etc. The lug nuts were getting pretty stiff the last time they went on. Are OEM studs insufficient for the much larger/heavier rubber? These 33 KM2's must weigh twice what the OEM 29 inchers weighed.
'06 XK Limited, 5.7 Hemi, QDII, OME struts & HD springs, JBA UCAs, 285/70R17 BFG KM2, 4XGuard Sliders, 4XGuard Diff Guard, Fox 2.0 reservoir shocks, custom bumpers and Warn xi9000
Wish list: SFA, in-dash Windows 8 PC
Oem studs are fine for larger tires. My 33 inch MTR's are very heavy along with my steel wheels and no problems here. Was that the original hub/wheel bearing assembly? If not what brand was the original replaced with
2007 4.7 Liter XK | Front Modified OME HD Lift | Rear 4" Superlift | JBA UCA's | Rusty's Rear Adjustable Track Bar | Rysty’s Adjustable Upper and Lower Rear Control Arms w/Heim Joints | Mickey Thompson Classic III 17x9 Wheels | 315/70R17 Goodyear Duratracs | Airflow Snorkel | Flowmaster 40 Series Muffler | Superchips Flashpaq | Mopar Skids | 4xGuard Belly Guard | American Rebel Rear Diff Cover | Rear Powertrax No-Slip | Front Electronic Locker | Rear Heat/AC Delete
swapped out my bulbs in my headlights and fogs. I went with a yellow fog, boy these things are YELLOW. Lights up real well with the mix of white and yellow.
Nice refresh to my WK's look at night.
Ryan ---- 2006 WK 4.7 QDII <- Click for Garage
2.25" RR Lift - Front Bilstiens - Rear OMEs - 32" Wildpeaks - Saguaro 4x Shackles - Tail Light Guards - AFE intake - Rola - Exhaust
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What fogs did you go with?
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