After calming down, I went back outside and reassessed the situation. I ended up doing what I should have done in the first place and cut the stud and nut off.
Now I had to deal with Freddy's Irish Anger and fix the dents in the hub. I took the same cutoff wheel and laid it horizontal and got 95% of the stupidity out. I used my Dremel with a small sanding drum and got all of the bumps from the dents out. I then ground a bit off of the dust cap and Bob's your uncle...everything is good to go. No clearance issues, no rubbing, nothing.
So now, instead of needing a new hub and rotor, I just need a couple of new studs.
This project was supposed to help PTSD. Sometimes I think it exacerbates it.
