Originally Posted by
Fummins
No, I just wasn't clear enough. Nuts have nothing to do with it.
The longer front studs aren't threaded all the way so the nut(open or closed...)will stop tightening when they hit the non threaded part and there's a good chance the wheel won't be tight yet.
I didn't think about it til after the fact, the front studs are longer because they are pressed into the hub flange then they poke through the rotor, those two things are thicker than the drum("flange").
I'll just re-use my old one. I threw out all the old drums that I replaced over the years for some reason...