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Re: [T3] lug nuts/bolts for mags


<x-charset iso-8859-1>I guess I havent changed enough aftermarket wheels in my garage days...

Keith


> Keith-
> Don't forget the clamping force of the lug nuts/bolts to resist the
> torque.
> When I was into the chevys, most all of the aftermarket/racing wheels
> used straight bore holes for the lugs, but you had to use lug nuts
> with a shaft that fit into the wheel lug bore (tight clearance), with
> a washer under the lug nut shoulder.  I ran these wheels for years on
> my 400hp (13 seconds on street tires and thru the mufflers) street car
> without any problems!!  And you can't treat 400hp nicely ;)  It just
> itches too much!!
> The Porsche wheels on my Fasty use the spherical nuts, but the wheel
> is located with hubcentric bushings (which I made).
> Lug nuts have to match the wheels.
> 
> Brian Schlepp
> 69 Fasty - "Purple Passion"
> wishing it would run 13s
> 
> PS...just wishing it would run right now...still need to find another
> carb or an accelerator nozzle to fix the one I have.
> 
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