[Chrysler300] Re: new wheel studs NOW: Wheel nuts

["Don Verity" <d.verity@xxxxxxx>]

Brian,
  If you try and put tapered lug nuts on these wheels they will eventually 
get loose and fall off, probably at a bad time.
They require the straight shank style lugs. Any real wheel store or speed 
shop should be able to help you. Chain stores probably won't have a clue, 
because your car won't be listed in their computer.
300ly,
Don
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "brian hagen" <brian.hagen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Don Verity" <d.verity@xxxxxxx>; "John J. Hertog" 
<crossram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 10:50 AM
Subject: WAS: new wheel studs NOW: Wheel nuts


>I posted a question about replacing the wheel studs on my 63 Chrysler 
>because the standard 1 inch studs didn't give allow the lug nuts to  grab 
>enough with my vintage Cragar rims.
>
> It was suggested that I use some 3" Moroso wheels studs instead, but  it 
> seems from some that the job of replacing them isnt the easiest.   I 
> thought I would just have to drive out the old, and put in the  new... but 
> maybe its a bigger magilla than that.
>
> The newest suggestion was to use specific Cragar wheel nuts with a  longer 
> shank that goes into the rims itself.  They come in different  lengths and 
> diameter so I'll have to try to figure out ones that will  fit.
>
> For comparision I posted some photos of the rims, and I used a DIME  to 
> show the approx size of the holes in the rims.  The rims  themselves are 
> vintage 1969 Cragar rims, the only ID number I have is  26129 from the 
> boxes.
>
> Anyone know the diameter of a dime? ;-)
>
> Photos:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/60113804@N00/sets/72157600817846244/
> 




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