So I am switching from the daystar to springs. Can i use the daystar top plate(which i am guessing no) and where can I find new studs for the stock plate. thanks for any input.
Eric

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2011 Liberty Renegade, Command Trac II, Ironman 4x4 springs front, OME Springs rear, Flowmaster 40, Cooper AT3 245/75r16

No can not use the daystars
Buy new top mounting plates from NAPA
or if you have the stock plates stop by NAPA they can get you the studs

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so NAPA rodger, thanks tom do people reuse the studs or are new one the best bet, just do not want to waste time monkeying around with vise grips and all that jazz

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2011 Liberty Renegade, Command Trac II, Ironman 4x4 springs front, OME Springs rear, Flowmaster 40, Cooper AT3 245/75r16

Ive also heard wheel studs to a ford tauras works too, dont know what year

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2002 KJ Limited 3.7, 5.25" lift via coilovers, custom HD rear springs, 32.2" tires on moabs (soon 33s) 4.56/JBA diff, OX lockers front/rear, NP241OR, Parker Fab front/rear bumpers, rock rails and roof rack, Viair OBA.

2006 KJ sport 3.7, 4" Ironman lift, 32" tires, Parker Fab front/rear bumpers and rock rails.

This turned into a big pita for me...
First i put the stock studs back in the stock top plates after mounting them in the daystar plates. Most went in fairly tight and held, but one unlucky stud just spun in the top plate when i tightened down the nut when mounting reinstalling. This is because the knurls were smoothed over from installing and reinstalling. Thank goodness it was one of the outboard studs that i could grab with vise grip to hold it while getting the nut back off. Took everything in to napa and the parts guy and me went through the entire catalog and couldn't find anything with the same knurl diameter/knurl length. Finally settled on some that had a slightly larger knurl diameter but i had to bore out the holes in the top plates for them to fit.
Had I owned a welder back then I could have just welded the studs back in to the top plates.
Long story short, MAKE SURE THEY WILL HOLD TIGHT IN THE TOP PLATES!
I'll see if i can find the pn for the new studs I used.

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2010 KK 4WD BRILLIANT BLACK
Fox/King/Bilstein ATH BUMPERS ATH RACK GY DURATRACS

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Napa part # 641-1622
You'll need to replace the nuts too since its a m12x1.75 and stock is m12x1.5

I might be wrong but the original knurl diameter should be 13.9 mm. The ones i listed are 14.3. The shoulder length needs to be short enough to not pop through the other side of the top plate thus not letting it lay flat against the kk's body.

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Fox/King/Bilstein ATH BUMPERS ATH RACK GY DURATRACS

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Thanks guys for the part numbers and advice, was ripping in to it last night and was having issues with studs already spinning. You guys are a great resource for a jeep that has little after market and dealer support thanks ago for you trial and errors and sharing it with every one

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2011 Liberty Renegade, Command Trac II, Ironman 4x4 springs front, OME Springs rear, Flowmaster 40, Cooper AT3 245/75r16