I was told Dorman is going to stop making replacement lefty studs and nuts. I hope someone else makes them for restoration people.
I know Pontiac had them also, I snapped a couple off one of those fancy Grand Prix early 60s 8 lug wheels when I worked at Montgomery Wards, :O
I can always remember (hard for an "old" guy) that they ALL tighten heading toward the front and loosen heading toward the back.
...and torque should be 60-65 pounds.
ws27 Wrote:I'm not sure exactly when they stopped, but it went until 70 or so?
You are certainly not the first, and won't be the last. I thought the theory was that the rotation of the wheel would keep the nuts tight.
Let's see what others say...
my first Mopar a 1970 VG Valiant (you guys would call it a Dodge Dart), Australian built car, had them on the left side too, and we drive from the right side of the car. I heard the theory about keeping the nuts tight..But that seems..well, nuts.
OK edit..
I had to find out..This website makes for some interesting reading..
http://www.moparmax.com/columns/magnante/v_5-1.html
It seems that indeed, it might be because of lug nuts on the left becoming loose if they are not properly tightened. Bonus of that website..There are chevs getting wrecked during testing in the 50's left right and center..always good .. hehe
