rob17san
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Rob, there wouldn't be anything to gain with any chemical. The real question is the vertical forces, the support of the vehicle. If the wheels engage the hub, either of the actual hub, or the spacer(the spacer must be hub-centric also), then the weight is going through the wheel/hub, and not the studs. The studs are only capable of holding the wheel in against the hub, reliably. They can't reliably support the weight of a vehicle. The time which they do survive is related to how string they are, and how much friction they generate which lessens the vertical forces which they see. The match of the wheels to the hub center is an old and not commonly understood concept. I believe that I will work very hard to always have properly matched wheel hub holes. Good luck,
yes I understand that, the only good I assume the loctite or similar would do, is to keep the lug nuts from backing off.