Scott Kohl wrote:
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> Hi, all.
> Once again, I am dealing with this as we speak. If these 'mags' (I've
> never worked out why people call aluminum wheels mags) were made by
> Appliance, you can't get new nuts, as the company is moribund. the
> shank is smaller than standard, and the washer is a precision fit on the
> shank, and in the counterbore on the wheel. But there is a solution. A
> stock late Spit wheelnut can be modified to fit. The slotted's shank
> dia. is about .521", and the washer's I.D. is about .001" smaller, the
> O.D. is about .890". The Spit nut can be turned to the correct dia. and
> length. I will start looking for a correct washer. If they don't
> exist, fire up the lathe again.
<SNIP>
Scott,
Why not just take the wheels to a machine shop, and have them enlarge
the bores in the wheels, to fit readily available lugnuts & washers? I
did this with a '77 Chevy PU wheels that I found at a garage sale REEL
CHEEP - works for me. Just my $0.02 USA :>)
Peter
'63 & '68 Spits
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