<VV> Mag wheel lug nuts - or longer studs? Advice needed.

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/14/2008 5:10:23 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
akinzelm at greatnortherncorp.com writes:

Guys,
I have some turbine mags I plan to mount to my 63 Monza.   The wheels are 
require cylindrical bodied lug nuts.
My problem is that the  wheels are over 1" thick; and the lug nuts I have 
don't have sufficient length  to engage enough threads on the studs.

Does anybody know if there are  longer lug nuts available; or whether I will 
have to install longer  studs?  I was hoping to have swapped these wheels for 
a tour on Saturday  and don't want to mess with longer studs.
Thanks,
Andy  K.




Yes, Andy there are longer studs and lugnuts available. Short term, buy the  
long shoulder nuts. Be sure you get ones with a nice solid washer under the  
head, some cheap crap is on the market. Most tire and wheel shops - the ones  
with 50 or so wheels in the front windows - will have what you need. The 
Corvair  has a 7/16-20 Right Hand Thread studs. If you get the long shank nuts, be 
sure  to try one on the wheel - Before putting it on the car. Make sure that, 
as  installed with a washer, the bottom shank of the lugnut is not so long that 
it  protrudes through the backside of the wheel. If it does, the lugnut may 
torque  down real nice, but not clamp the wheel in place, since it has bottomed 
on the  stud. In the long term, there are longer studs available from many 
sources. We  used to use the 1.75 inch Corvette studs on the late models. I am 
pretty sure  they will fit the early as well. I run 3" long aftermarket studs 
now. That  pretty much makes some type of power drive removal tool a  
necessity.   - Seth Emerson



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