[TR] Panasports, Redlines and Lug Nuts?

[Ashford Little]

I doubt they will fit also, and I wonder how many folks driving around  
on their newer wheels have a set in the trunk?  I know I didn't and  
I've not heard anyone caution about it, so let me be the first, second  
or hundredth.

If you have a set of alloy wheels, but a steel one in the trunk, put 4  
of those nut thingies somewhere in the car.

This will guarantee that you never have to use them.

Cheers and Dragons Away!

Ashford Little
'70 TR6






On Sep 10, 2008, at 10:48 PM, McGaheyRx at aol.com wrote:

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> In a message dated 9/10/2008 10:41:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 70TR6 at mindspring.com 
>  writes:
> I was putting air in the spare tonight in preparation to leave for the
> TRials tomorrow morning and I got to wondering & worrying.  Suppose
> you had a massive blowout of a tire on one of your Panasports or other
> new allow wheels and had to put an old steel wheel in it's place for a
> while.  Would the lug nuts for the Panasports secure the steel wheel
> securely to the hub?
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> Not likely. Particularly if you're Panasports have shank type lug  
> nuts - some Panasports have tapered lug nuts which might work okay  
> if the taper matches the stock wheel nut taper.
> This is why I have one set of 4 stock lug nuts in the boot of each  
> car that has aftermarket wheels and a stock spare.
>
> But don't worry - if you have a blow out on The Dragons Tail you'll  
> probly die in the crash anyway.
> Just kidding - and wishing i was going.
>
> Cheers,
> Jack Mc
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