Boy oh boy. Lug bolts. There is something I haven’t thought of for years and years. I know I dealt with them in my life on something other than my VW’s but what and when ….. I had a 50 Dodge, 53 Plymouth, 57 Plymouth and later Mopars but I don’t seem to recall any of them having bolts albeit we are going back some to like 1958 here.
And I worked on so many other cars through the years that it is difficult to recall. That said I do recall that Chrysler Corp cars did indeed have bolts and locating pins at some long ago point but I am thinking more like the 40’s. I had a buddy who had 1941 Plymouth coupe that I spent a lot of time working on and that may well have been my main experience with bolted wheels. I really can’t be positive about the 50 Dodge or the 53 Plymouth either but I had the wheels and brakes drums off that one several times in the near 5 years we had it and think (if I can still actually think) I would have recalled if it had them.
So far as DeSoto and Plymouth having bolts after Chrysler and Dodge had bolts I would doubt that, Maybe Plymouth as it had several brand exclusive pieces due to its smaller size but the DeSoto was generally a Chrysler/Dodge parts bin car for most, if not all, of the more mundane pieces. Yes they did have their own styling cues as necessary for product recognition and some exclusivity in the engine department but other than that, at least in the post-war years …….
PS; That 1941 Plymouth coupe had a 1955 Chrysler 300 under the hood albeit the previous motors owner had kept the dual quad setup. My buddy found a New Yorker/Imperial four barrel manifold and carb for it. Still it was a quick street machine back in the early 60’s.
John Hagen
From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger van Hoy
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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] lug nuts 1956 Mopar?
From my experience the ‘50’s Dodges I’ve worked on had lug nuts, the DeSotos and Plymouths had lug bolts and a guide pin. The studs and lug nuts are a lot easier to put a wheel on, don’t know why they ever used lug bolts. Never seen a car with mixed drums; if someone has that setup maybe some drums were switched or possibly the whole axle.
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 3:36 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] lug nuts 1956 Mopar?
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