Left hand thread wheel studs?????

[300rag]

All of mine still do, too.

 

[butchr66]

Switch them out to right threads. Too hard to find lefts and unless you're into show car silliness it doesn't matter at all. Self lockers were a silly idea

 

[1978 NYB]

Decided to go to right hand thread studs.QUOTE]

Gee........ What a kop out. REAL Mopars have left hand thread studs half way around. All mine still have the left thread.

I never get tired of the look of bewilderment on the tire guys face when I tell him the left side lugs are reverse thread. "How can that be...."?

They were born after 1980 or so....

 

[butchr66]

They were born after 1980 or so....

Till they strip or break em.....then it's "oh crap.....couple more days till I can drive my car....." ugh

 

[polara66hardtop]

What is humorous is to listen to chevy and Ford guys trying to explain why Mopars were left hand until the late 70's.

 

[78Brougham]

Trying to keep it pure. lol

You'll think differently after some snot nosed kid ruins your wheels by cranking the lug nuts thru the holes!

 

[polara66hardtop]

nobody under 50 mounts my wheels! punk kids anyway

 

[polara71]

I don't understand why so many think all our lefty cars are always at the shop getting wheels pulled, to presume this is silly.
In the last 16 years no one has pulled a wheel on my old cars but me.

 

[detmatt]

When I got new tires put on not only did I vocalize about the left hand threads, I also taped a note to the steering wheel.

 

[live4theking]

When I got new tires put on not only did I vocalize about the left hand threads, I also taped a note to the steering wheel.

There's a touch of wisdom...

 

[commando1]

I write in big letters on the tires with chalk.

 

[bluefury361]

I don't mind others doing the tire mounting, but I'm right there looking over their shoulder.

 

[commando1]

 

[jct]

i'm replacing all of mine due to the fact i can't spin the lugs by hand >_<

 

[bluefury361]

If I'm not allowed in the shop when my car is in there, I'll just move on to another place.
I try to barrage them with technical questions to the point that they WANT me to be there.

 

[polara66hardtop]

My tire guy is even older than me, and sold them new in 1966, so Lefties aren't new to him. I would miss him if he kicked off!

 

[polara71]

And he remembers those lefties?

 

[70bigblockdodge]

You guys live dangerously. The last person to work on my that I was not friends with or family with was a tech in Renoyldsburg Oh. wheen I had a broken belt in the tire. If you are using stock wheels you need stock lug nuts period.

 

[rumpfox]

i have 4 used ones with nuts i took off the rear of a 66 fury. not beat up or anything. i'll send to you if you want them. just send me your address. i had tires put on my fury this sum. an the first thing the guy done was ring one off. they replaced all of them for free so i saved the old ones. i'm going to change the front ones too when i have new tires put on the front. i'll see how many he rings off before he figs. it out.