[DeTomaso] Std Lug nut thread? - More to Lugs Than Just the Thread Size

[Mike Thomas]

I learned what could have been a very expensive lesson the last time I had
an alignment done on the Pantera: be sure that the lug nuts you buy for the
car not only have the right thread, but also the right seat for the design
of your wheel.  If the seat of the lug is not designed to match the wheel,
it may torque, but it won't seat properly and will put stresses on that area
of the wheel that were not designed for.  The lugs I had on 6328 were a
mismatch seat to the Campy clone wheels, and my alignment guy was heads up
enough to point it out to me and swap me for the right lugs.

Mike Thomas
Pres., Panteras Northwest
Yellow '74 #6328




-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Knotts
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2016 8:38 AM
To: De Tomaso List <detomaso at poca.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] Std Lug nut thread?

Have a 71 with what seem to be standard studs in the wheel plates, are they
12.5x something or 1/2x20?  Or something different?

Thanks in advance,
jerry knotts

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