Re: Lug Nut Question on AP Torq Thrust-Style Wheels??

[george smith <bt6t4@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here's the voice of my recent experience. I have American racing 5 spokes on my Dodge.Been on the car several yrs. and the rears were never off. Also driven it all over Omaha and back again. Last week drove to a friends' house and as I was slowing the LR wheel fell off. Lugs were gone. Studs looked ok.  Took nuts from all whls. and drove to a shop where I bought new ones. Put them on and drove another 6-7 miles and it fell off again. new lugs were gone. no body damage amazingly as I just got it out of the body shop. Got a flatbed,got home. Replaced the LR studs then I replaced all the acorn lugs w/ new ones. New ones are 13/16' as opposed to the old 3/4".Also noticed the bevel is bigger on the new ones to hit more surface. Just got back from a 5 block road test and nothing fell off! Both times I was under 5 mph when it came off. Hoping the larger acorns do the job because it appears I have enough threads for the nuts.Try bigger acorns nuts. Maybe that will help.

George

--- On Thu, 3/21/13, TorqueChap <TorqueChap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: TorqueChap <TorqueChap@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Lug Nut Question on AP Torq Thrust-Style Wheels??
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 8:02 AM

Hi All,
Eager to mount a set of Torq Thrust wheels on my 300K Ram. But we're running into a safety issue.

The 1/2" diameter studs which are pressed into the hub and the drum aren't long enough. We've tried standard lugs (LH/RH) from Classic Industries but there just isn't enough bite to be safe. Research "suggests" that the set up should use acorn-style lugs and not sleeve-type.

As background, the wheels are early 1970s Torq Thrust-style units from Appliance Plating (AP) in 15x7.

Looking for information on how to safely mount these wheels on the 300. Safety is paramount and it's important that the wheels be firmly attached to the car (for obvious reasons!).

Many thanks for any and all advice/suggestions/leads!

David M.
New Jersey

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