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Originally Posted by 87tdwagen
In this set-up you carry and distribute the load through the studs themselves, not the hub center. These studs carry the full load, this is why they are pressed in, you apply load to the press fit, not the threads. A wheel bolt on a stud centric hub is a bad idea as you are applying lateral forces to threads, not safe and very prone to sheer.
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I don't think the studs carry any of the lateral load once the wheel is mounted. They do help center the wheel on the hub (which you don't need on your MB), but once the nuts are tight, the clamping force does all the work. Were it otherwise, you'd be breaking studs all the time.