Righty Loosey, Lefty Tighty

[THE STIG]

So I I've spent the last two months tring to put aluminum slot wheel on my 70 Charger but I need left thread lugs for the left rear I initially went to my local Tire Barn and it took them about three weeks to get any lugs for the car and when they came in they were the wrong ones. So I went to thier nearest competetor and ordered the right ones, that was on September 2 last week I went in to find out where 5 left thread lugs are and I was told they would be there Friday it's now Wendsday and I'm really fighting the urge to yell in someone's ear. Does anyone know where I can get left thread lugs in a timly manner? And just for Gits and Shiggles why the hell did Chrysler do this was some sort of practical joke they thought would be funny forty years later? Why was it different wheels on different cars? And why did it abruptly stop after the 70 model year? Well I have an idea why they stopped it, but I figured I'd get your take.

 

[moparstuart]

NAPA has them here

 

[chrisd]

Someone swapped my Belvedere's to all one thread. I'll prob do the same for my Charger.

 

[hunt2elk]

Summit and Jegs sell them.

 

[Cranky]

Never had lug nuts come loose on a brand x car? I have and guess which side was loose? The left side and they were nearly backed all the way off. The rotation of the left side wheel with unscrew a lug nut if it's not good tight while the right side might be loose, they will not back off. One day I was driving my dad's 66 Chevy pickup and I guess he had a flat and got it repaired and someone didn't tighten up the lugs very good. When I noticed the thump thump thump, I pulled over to find them on the last couple of threads. Luckily, I was driving through a residential neighborhood and was going pretty slow. And now you know. If you only have one left side wheel with lefties on it, then someone changed out the front ones.....change the rear lugs....it's not that hard to do.

 

[YY1]

It is a physics friendly solution, as a wheel with nuts left loose will theoretically never fall off.

I guess it was too difficult for Cletus, Cooter, Gomer, and Goober to remember.

There are ebay vendors for nuts, but most have 13/16 nuts vs OEM 3/4 (socket size, not stud size). Some want $5+ each. Studs- luckilly I still have a few laying around. I will definately check NAPA. thanks for that!

There used to be a 4x4 chain down here, that had them, but not anymore.

Timely post, as I am cureently making neon colored magnetic signs that I will hang above the driver's side wheel wells on my car any time I take it anywhere that might have need to remove a wheel.

I have often though about swapping RH studs, as it's quite easy, but I actually LIKE the factory solution. It's a SMART solution.

I also get a kick out of feeding people the line in thread title, which I've done about a dozen times in the past 3 months.

 

[q-ship]

You will be so much better off by just swapping the axle studs to RH threads.

With the LH studs, I guarantee that at some time you will end up with someone at a tire store either snapping a couple off, or screwing up the threads as they try to use an impact to start the nuts the wrong way, even as you stand a few feet away telling them over and over "the threads are reversed".

 

[THE STIG]

If you only have one left side wheel with lefties on it, then someone changed out the front ones.....

Actually I was tring to put the front wheel on last night and completly didn't notice that I spun the lugs to the right to take them off, I figured it out when the new lugs would'nt catch.

With the LH studs, I guarantee that at some time you will end up with someone at a tire store either snapping a couple off, or screwing up the threads as they try to use an impact to start the nuts the wrong way, even as you stand a few feet away telling them over and over "the threads are reversed".

About 10 years ago I was driving home from my GF's house in the middle of nowhere when my left front tire blew on my 70 Duster I had no choice but to nurse the car to the nearest gas station about 2 miles away (the edge of nowhere) and haveing no tools to change a tire with me I had to call AAA when he got there I explained it very slowly and used no big words "This is a Mopar the threads go the other way". But I was just a stupid kid he'd show me... show me how to load my car on a flat bed and tow it home because he broke two lugs off.

 

[RGAZ]

I am suprised this is not a common replacement part on the restoration sites.

Personally, I think Mopar was ahead of their time on this. Its really an advanced safety feature. If the NHTSA new about it, they would make it mandatory for all cars, just like aribags, anti-lock brakes, and speed governers. And you all love those advances, don't you?

Randy

 

[1badgtx]

I changed all mine to right hand thread...Makes it alot easier!!!
Petty Blue 67 GTX

 

[THE STIG]

Well I've now lost all patience with Discount Tire Co. (that's America's Tire for those of you out west) I was told they'd be in a week ago Friday (9/24) then I was told today so I go in today and stand there for about 20 minutes before anyone helps me the guy tells me he can have them tomorrow, So I'm going back tomorrow and and when I leave I'll either have the lugs I paid for or the money I paid them. All I'm trying to do is get the car 15 miles away to A&A Transmission, which requires my wife to follow and days off rarely coinciede and since she's in retail time is of the essance.

 

[Cranky]

IIRC, B body cars are 1/2" studs and A body is 7/16"....at least the older A body cars are 7/16.

 

[scotts74birds]

I am suprised this is not a common replacement part on the restoration sites.

Personally, I think Mopar was ahead of their time on this. Its really an advanced safety feature. If the NHTSA new about it, they would make it mandatory for all cars, just like aribags, anti-lock brakes, and speed governers. And you all love those advances, don't you?

Randy

Dont start putting ideas in their heads! "What is the definition of an Elephant? A mouse built to Government specs!"

 

[1badgtx]

They gotem on ebay!!
Petty Blue 67 GTX

 

[THE STIG]

Well I've now lost all patience with Discount Tire Co. (that's America's Tire for those of you out west) I was told they'd be in a week ago Friday (9/24) then I was told today so I go in today and stand there for about 20 minutes before anyone helps me the guy tells me he can have them tomorrow, So I'm going back tomorrow and and when I leave I'll either have the lugs I paid for or the money I paid them. All I'm trying to do is get the car 15 miles away to A&A Transmission, which requires my wife to follow and days off rarely coinciede and since she's in retail time is of the essance.

Sorry I forgot to mention the day after I posted this they came in, all 10 of them and for making me wait a month they only made me pay for 5. If the weather is nice I'm going to A&A tomorrow.