Re: [FWDLK] lug nuts 1956 Mopar?

[Brent Burger <cgico@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

  If this lack of uniformity causes confusion, wait till you discover how they PURPOSELY mixed, matched, and made 

special pieces to create altogether different cars for non-US markets !  8^O

  And when asked about "Why ?", it is explained that this was a "cost savings measure" !  Now, I like having smoke 

blown up my ass as much as the next guy, but I do have a reasonable handle on the principles of industry and production

costs and this makes as much sense as someone saying "We let the air out of the tires to get better mileage".

  Making lots and lots of the same thing CUTS costs.  Making special stuff in small quantities (with the logistics of moving

special parts to different production locations) does anything BUT cut costs.

  Either math worked differently in the FL era, or I am missing a factor in the equation.  ;-)

  B.

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On Mar 26, 2014, at 9:14 AM, Ron Waters wrote:

Plymouth used lug bolts at least thru '59. Never understood the lack of uniformity between makes, since I'm pretty sure the same vendor made all the drums for Chrysler Corporation cars.

 

Ron

----- Original Message -----

From: Tim Bowers

To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 11:30 AM

Subject: Re: [FWDLK] lug nuts 1956 Mopar?

wasn't the switch from lug bolts to lug nuts a change that occurred between the '55s and the '56s?

On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Roger van Hoy <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From my experience the ‘50’s Dodges I’ve worked on had lug nuts, the DeSotos and Plymouths had lug bolts and a guide pin. The studs and lug nuts are a lot easier to put a wheel on, don’t know why they ever used lug bolts.   Never seen a car with mixed drums; if someone has that setup maybe some drums were switched or possibly the whole axle. 

 

--Roger van Hoy

 

From: debenson2

Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 3:36 PM

To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: [FWDLK] lug nuts 1956 Mopar?

 

What size are the lug nuts on our '56 Mopars?

I need a lug wrench and want the right one.

 

debenson2

 

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