[DeTomaso] Pantera near disaster

[David Nunn]

Boyd,

 

Check the following fundamental items:

 

Does your rear hub conversion use OE wheel studs or aftermarket studs? If
OE, are the splines fully engaged and a proper press fit into the axles? If
not, you may not be able to tighten your lug nuts at all. As an example,
when using Wilwood brake hats, OE studs need to have a shim placed between
the hat and the head of the stud or it pushes too far through axle and the
splines don't engage properly. Are the studs too long for your lug nuts, so
the nuts can't tighten properly ? The Tire Rack web site has a section on
minimum thread engagement requirements and appropriate torque settings. Did
you only use an impact gun to tighten your lug nuts or did you do the final
tightening with a torque wrench? Are your wheels properly hubcentric? Are
you using lug nuts that match the lug nut seats in your wheels?