i understand our 4th gens are M12 x 1.25 but what is the shank length on stocks? i went to the store today to pick up some stock replacements and they asked me 35, 42, 45 50mm shank lengths. so yea i went back home.

 

It depend's on what rims you have.

 

wheel assuming i'm looking for a stock size and stock wheels.

i do have an aftermarket set of wheels but my stock studs do a good job of it. just 3 were stripped out due to retard tire mounters so i need to take care of those.

 

I list 42 for 95-99

 

Ive never heard that before. Ive gone through a couple of sets of rims and never ran into that issue. I guess if the rims arent for a maxima then this might apply, but at that point there may be other issues as well. other then needing longer studs.
The only time stud legnth became a factor for me was when using spacers.

 

anybody know the length on the 5.5 gen?

 

Sorry to bring this back from the dead but...the geniuses at Town Fair Tire just stripped 3 of my studs too I have the replacement studs and my question is, how difficult are they to replace? Do I just take the caliper and rotor off or do I have to mess with the axle bearings? Thanks in advance for the help. -Alex

 

Front, I assume.

No biggie. Remove wheel/caliper/torque member/rotor, bang the old ones out, insert the new ones in.

Do you have an impact, electric or pneumatic? If so, just put a washer on the stud (outboard side), put the lugnut on, and hammer away until it's seated. If not, you could use a tire iron but that's a ***** and it takes a long time.

You could leave them in as far as you can do them by hand, then take it to a shop and have a tech hit them with an impact (w/ torque stick, preferably) for a few seconds, back them off, then torque them properly.