Diamond Racing stud questions and quality issues.

[c4ptiv3]

How hard is it to get the rear lug nuts out, do you have to pull the axles?

[McKenney]

no but you will want to pull the rotors off to make it easier.
I have the tool for installing the new studs that makes it a ton easier

[c4ptiv3]

looking at it I couldn't tell if you had to or not, do you just take the calipers off and the rotors slide off?

I usually just put a lug nut on tighten it down to pull the new studs into place.

[McKenney]

my tool is awesome for that. yes take the calipers off and then pop off the rotors.

[Zach90Turbo]

Those aren't runs in the powdercoating, that's where they joined the hoop after they rolled it. There are two types of steel wheels, rolled and spun. Rolled wheels have an outer barrel that starts as flat stock, is rolled into a hoop and then welded. Spun wheels start out with a solid piece of steel and they literally spin it and work it into the shape of the hoop, so it's more uniform and has no seam. Spun wheels are typically lighter, as the process produces a stronger part.

It sucks that your wheels got chipped, but that's more UPS' issue than Diamond's. Diamond may be overly optimistic about how a cardboard box stands up to having a wheel with sharp edges in it, obviously. Despite being called "street" wheels, they really are just racing parts. Their business was built around making tough parts for roundy round cars, not doing 12 billion hour salt spray tests and impact resistance testing on the finish. It's a $70 dollar custom wheel at the end of the day. I'd get a paint touch-up pen and call it done.

[c4ptiv3]

Excellent info!