"UPDATE" CORRECT "PIMPLE" TOP CHROME LUG NUTS

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I was thinking about stamping the “L” on half of them before chroming so they look correct on the car without having to go through the drama of left handed studs.

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Oh I can see it now "Da#% new "L" left-hand lug nuts won't go on, spent all afternoon trying to get them on. "

or "Ah we have a small problem with the left side lug nuts on that old car you just brought in to have the wheels balanced......the mechanic just got this new Snap On air gun and.....well he quit at eight broken lug bolts the other two are still good" .

And I'm going to be a little p!$$#d if I buy another set of lug nuts that were advertised as "L" left-hand NOS MOPAR lug nuts on the bag and when they arrived and after paying twice what they were worth they were right-hand lug nuts, emailed the seller and they said oops but we're not taking them back. Mike I'm not saying or even implying that situation with you, I'm just saying that someone, someday down the road will probably make that "mistake" knowing that an "L" means left-hand thread. Then there's those stinking ISO and NHTSA standards, will they even allow you to mark them as something they are not .

I want a set regardless but there are somethings that need consideration.

MikeR

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Michael, the photo and description on the ebay sellers ad said and showed the lug nuts with a "L" and the heading for the listing was NOS Left-Hand Thread Lug Nuts" and the ad read "very rare left-hand thread NOS Mopar Lug Nuts" and even made reference to the "dimple". I was high bidder and paid for them and waited and waited for weeks for them to show up (the seller was only 50-miles away). When they finally arrived they were right-hand without a "L" which was the first thing I noticed when I saw the bag and part number and said to myself "you have just been screwed" (thread pun there for this thread ).

So I didn't get right-hand thread lug nuts with a "L" on them but the photo and description in the ad did say they were. Now if someone doesn't say anything and just shows a photo of the right-hand thread lug nuts with the "L" what would you ASS-U-ME they were and bid them to the moon?

MikeR

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Mike,
I agree with 100% the issue will be for someone who DOES have the left hand studs and WANTS to have the correct nuts would then be required to remove said studs to now install these nice shiny new nuts

I know I sell about every left hand stud I can get my hands on, but All left hands studs have been discontinued from the manufacturer.So getting them is only going to get worst.

Good luck with either direction you take.

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Fooling around here at the shop and copied an original chrome lug nut that has the parting mark from the screw machine from back in the day. The thought is to make these nuts, I think the demand for the correct nut just might be there. If they get made, they will be available in right handed threads only. Since left handed studs are hard to find and many originals were broke off from a monkey that didn’t know better, I was thinking about stamping the “L” on half of them before chroming so they look correct on the car without having to go through the drama of left handed studs.

I’m projecting the price right around the same as the MOPAR Performance lug nuts that are currently available.

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Myself, I don't see a problem with the right handers being marked with an 'L', I know which direction to turn them.

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YOU know which way to turn them.....but what happens when you sell and the poor SOB thats looking at an "L" stamped lug and torques it right off?

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Myself, I don't see a problem with the right handers being marked with an 'L', I know which direction to turn them.

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YOU know which way to turn them.....but what happens when you sell and the poor SOB thats looking at an "L" stamped lug and torques it right off?

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Several of my cars still have left hand studs and mismatched lug nuts with subtle differences. I would buy both left and right sets. As far as making right hand stamped with an L, that would be a big mistake IMO.

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Not worth the confusion for the few show cars that would want them. If you're not showing your car then it doesn't matter if they have an "L" on them or not and if it did matter and correct LH lug nuts with an honest "L" on them were available the show guys would buy them anyway.


MikeR

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I’m projecting the selling price for a complete set of R/H around the $95 range

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Would the cost of the extra packaging material change the price much if you sold 1/2 set (10 nuts) in a package instead of full sets (20 nuts)?

That way the adamant LH guys could get correct stuff for one side of their car, and the rest of us could just buy two 1/2 sets.

Tav

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The only liberty we are taking with this piece is ours will be triple plated chrome instead of flashed chromed like the originals.

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Mike, I wonder if this was for a reason... from wrenching on items with triple chrome plating I've noticed it's damaged very easily.
Perhaps it was or should be a hard chrome plating?

Rick

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No impact wrench of course, but even properly torquing them will likely cause flaking.

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By the book, wheel stud torque is 65 ft. lbs., I just tested to 110 ft. lbs. and no cracking of the chrome.

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Looks good. Much needed part with broad applications. Judging by the overwhelming response, there must be a subliminal attraction to these nuts

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it's the bright and shiney aspect of them

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My mistake, I thought it was the dimples

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Incidently, in my opinion, this is whats killing the hobby! The problem is people restore most cars to a point where nobody drives them including myself. You hardly see people driving to Nats or other shows like you used to. I restored some nice cars over the last few years and all they do is collect dust. No more, lets get out of that rut and start driving like we used to! For those of you who drive there concourse cars cudo's to you! Didnt mean to hijack thread but nobody drives anymore like they used to and thats whats fun about this hobby!

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You've got a case of the glass half empty...

His lugnuts retail for LESS HALF of what Year One gets for the Mopar ones ($70/20 vs. $180/20). That's a $110 savings!! Who cares if they have dimples or not.

That makes Mopars more affordable. And more affordable to drive.

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