[DeTomaso] How many threads needed for lug nut engagement?

[jderyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/7/09 11:31:47 AM, kenn_green at yahoo.com writes:

> That seems reasonable.  Are most people buying long lug nut studs when 
> they buy aluminum wheels from the vendors?
> 
There are two different types of wheels made. One is centered off the 
suspension hub (as stock) and the other is centered off the lug nut shanks. The 
hub-centered type seems more precise. Biggest problem with Panteras is, the 
wheel studs are special hardened thin-head ones not commercially available in 
a variety of lengths. So if you buy hub-centered wheels with thick flanges, 
you're sort of on your own. I usually mill the flanges down to standard 
Pantera thickness and shrink-fit a hub-centering ring in the wheel's center. 
Then stock studs and nuts fit. Steel inserts for conical-seat lug-nuts to seat 
on is not mandatory.
Lug-centered wheels with long shank nuts are much harder to work with IMHO 
and I avoid dealing with them whenever possible. Those are the long lug-nuts 
you're speaking of. Generally, the wheel type will dictate the type of lug 
nut. Good luck, Kenn- J Deryke