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    bent/broken studs car sat for 4 years help

    So due to military and well lack of interest my car sat for 4 years..i thought i got everything running ok, had new tires put on mounted and balanced and aligned. After driving it after 4 years of not being in a 3s i thought the suspension felt loose and followed the road put it off as being used to my 350z. Well anyways i noticed vibration on my wheel when coasting but i couldnt remember if my solid motor mounts caused that i rememebered them being barely noticable. Well anyways here comes the issue driving one day i noticed a weird sound and the car drove funny noticed 2 of my studs broke off, the others were stripped, i took it as the shop over torquing them so i bought new lug nuts/studs and was going to replace both front wheel studs but after taking off the passagner side wheel those studs were bent two. My question is cheap studs from 3sx(doubt it), over torqued(probably but why bent studs), whats most likley causing it and how do i check it, any help would be appreciated.
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    bump...any ideas

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    i would think they were not over tightened but were loose. who put the wheels on the last time? stripped ???

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    a aligment shop that did a horrible job...they passaganer side was easy to get off the driver side was stripped...atleast i finally got a torque wrench but any other ideas

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    when i jacked the car up the drivers side wheel wobbles(its the one that had the broken studs on it) however the wheel is on tight i cant move it, tire doesn't move up or down or side to side at-least noticeable enough for me to notice but it does wobble when its off the ground and the tires are spinning, when turning left to right i get a loud popping/binding/catching sound from my passenger side(the ones with the bent studs) noticed it was from the intrax springs is it cause its lifted any ideas would be appreciated, also notice the steering rack is leaking

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    cracked wheel?? take the wheel off. put it out of gear to be able to turn wheel. see if rotor is wobbling. if you dont have a dial indicator just put a rod or pencil up to the rotor and see what it looks like. also check to see if axle nut is tight..

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    so it's not wobbling while its in the air, but it is when the car is on the ground?

    if it's not wobbling in the air at all (left-right or up-down)--then it's probably NOT a tie-rod end or a lower ball joint. even with stripped studs, if you can't wobble it in the air, the rim is on the hub securely enough for that not to be a problem. it MIGHT be bad strut mounts; alignment can get f'd up fairly good when those are shot.

    you can always rotate the rims and see if that fixes the problem; if it does, you've got a bad rim or one that's out of balance. you could try dis-engaging the axle from the hub & seeing if the hub will spin freely--if it grinds or sticks, you've got a bad hub.

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    dunno if you are awd or fwd, but the studs on awd fronts are fairly easy to change.

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    it wobbles in the air pretty bad i cant even get the wheel off need to get it cut off..i cant wobble it with my hand at all just when its in 1st gear in the air it does so im thinking bad rim/balance also...my struts are also bad i knwo that much

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    if you cant get the wheel off with it jacked up hit the tire with a 2x4 .. if this does not work loosen the lug nuts ,put the car in gear and pull forward and jam on the brakes. the wheel is coroded to the hub.

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    If the lugs are spinning in the hub you may have to drill through the wheel nuts

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