A stud conversion kit is essential if you are working on your BMW often, or attend track days. The ease of removing the wheels and swapping wheel setups is ten times better. No more having to align the holes perfectly and inserting a lug while suspending a heavy wheel. Studs do the work for you. For someone like myself, my wheels come off weekly. Stud conversions are a life saver.

I also think they look really good, very aggressive and track-like!

You can buy the F30 BMW stud conversion kit HERE.

Here are the tools we will need to perform this install:

• Low Profile Jack (My car is low, this is a solid jack) Buy Here

• Anti-Seize Lubricant (We will apply this to the hub to prevent further rust) Buy Here

• Impact Drill Set (If you work on your car, do yourself a favor and pick this set up) Buy Here

• LocTite Buy Here

• Torque Wrench Buy Here

• 5mm Alan Wrench Buy Here

• Ceramic Coating For Wheels & Calipers (Optional but Wise) Buy Here

• Wire Wheel for cleaning the hub Buy Here

• Smaller Wire Brush Buy Here

• Coated Lug Nut Socket Buy Here

First step, jack up the car and remove the first wheel that you will be working on.

Use the wire wheel adapter, clean out that rusty hub. Get it as clean as possible. Make sure to use clean the outer circumference where the wheel sits, this will provide a cleaner contact for the wheel as well.

Time to apply the antisieze lubricant. This will prevent the hub from rusting in the future. Be liberal with your application. Clean up any excess lube.

Take your studs, apply a small amount of threadlocker to the stud with the threads that will be inserted into the hub. Hand tighten each stud into the hub.

Take your torque wrench, we need to torque each stud down to 25 ft lbs.

Throw your wheel back on (I know..ten times easier, right?) and you are finished! Torque your lug nuts down to 96 Ft Lbs.

If you want to check out my install video, you can do so here: