[Alan Roehrich]

Gary, I've always felt Weld wheels were too soft. But you have to preload the wheel stud. A wheel stud is like any other fastener, it has to be stretched enough to have preload and clamping force, or the stud continually flexes until it breaks. I strongly suggest you take all of your wheel studs and your lug nuts out and throw them away. They've all been stresses like the one that broke, it just isn't worth the risk.