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Which Wheel Nuts #3145592 05/19/23 02:52 PM 05/19/23 02:52 PM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 234 London, England J JFChallenger440 OP enthusiast
JFChallenger440 OP enthusiast J Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 234 London, England	Please can anyone let me know which wheel nuts I need for the steel wheels with dog dish caps ? If on this link please let me know which ones Many thanks https://www.northhantstyres.com/wheel-nuts-and-bolts.php

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: JFChallenger440] #3145596 05/19/23 03:14 PM 05/19/23 03:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,651 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,651 Hamtramck, PA	Acorn - but..... You did not mention car type, model year or if studs are all RH or a mix of RH / LH thread?

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: Alaskan_TA] #3145599 05/19/23 04:10 PM 05/19/23 04:10 PM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 234 London, England J JFChallenger440 OP enthusiast
JFChallenger440 OP enthusiast J Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 234 London, England	Sorry , 69 Coronet All RH thread They do 2 types of acorn though ? Thanks

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: JFChallenger440] #3145604 05/19/23 04:30 PM 05/19/23 04:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,651 Hamtramck, PA A Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer
Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,651 Hamtramck, PA	Open end with steelies & caps. The others are for optional styled Road and Rallye wheels.

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: Alaskan_TA] #3145608 05/19/23 04:40 PM 05/19/23 04:40 PM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 234 London, England J JFChallenger440 OP enthusiast
JFChallenger440 OP enthusiast J Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 234 London, England	Ok cool Thanks for your help

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: JFChallenger440] #3145637 05/19/23 06:39 PM 05/19/23 06:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,759 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,759 A collage of whims	Thread will be 1/2 - 20 with the stock studs, and require either a 3/4" or 13/16" socket.

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: Alaskan_TA] #3145647 05/19/23 07:30 PM 05/19/23 07:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,505 N.E. OHIO, USA A12 Too Many Posts
A12 Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,505 N.E. OHIO, USA	Originally Posted by Alaskan_TA Open end with steelies & caps. The others are for optional styled Road and Rallye wheels. OR 69-1/2 A12 CARS

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: A12] #3146005 05/21/23 02:32 PM 05/21/23 02:32 PM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 234 London, England J JFChallenger440 OP enthusiast
JFChallenger440 OP enthusiast J Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 234 London, England	2 options here , how do I know if I need 3/4” or 13/16” ? Thanks

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: JFChallenger440] #3146165 05/22/23 12:39 PM 05/22/23 12:39 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,383 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,383 north of coder	almost all chrysler products used 3/4" hex nuts. ford used the 13/16" hex. way back in my junkyard days, it was apparent air wrenches would over tighten the lugnuts, and somewhat make the wheel hole try to swallow the nut. we used the ford nuts to give a little extra contact area to secure the wheel. the only drawback to that, ford never used left hand nuts, so this was limited to be used on 71 [?] and up.

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: moparx] #3146169 05/22/23 12:50 PM 05/22/23 12:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,067 Niles , Ohio T therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah. T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,067 Niles , Ohio	Dont forget Imperials My 66 had like 15/16 lugs the 69 70s hard 13/16 Every other mopar I had were all 3/4 Chrysler Firepower

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: therocks] #3146173 05/22/23 01:14 PM 05/22/23 01:14 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,383 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,383 north of coder	right rocky. i left the imperials out, because most here will be doing just a, b, and c bodies. the 3/4 ton pickups with the 8 bolt wheels also used 13/16" nuts if i remember right.

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: moparx] #3146214 05/22/23 04:55 PM 05/22/23 04:55 PM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 234 London, England J JFChallenger440 OP enthusiast
JFChallenger440 OP enthusiast J Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 234 London, England	So I’ll be ok with the 3/4” Hex ones ? These are my wheels holes Thanks url=https://postimages.org/][/url]

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: JFChallenger440] #3146344 05/23/23 09:29 AM 05/23/23 09:29 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,067 Niles , Ohio T therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
therocks oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah. T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,067 Niles , Ohio	Should be thats what factory used.The steel wheels do have the holes open a bit after lots of use Never had a problem though Chrysler Firepower

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: therocks] #3146350 05/23/23 09:58 AM 05/23/23 09:58 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 199 Maryland M mrob member
mrob member M Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 199 Maryland	If the lug nut holes are worn from use, you can use 60 degree tapered bulge seat lug nuts like these: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rnb-611-154 They're also available as acorn lug nuts. hope this helps.

Re: Which Wheel Nuts [Re: mrob] #3146374 05/23/23 12:27 PM 05/23/23 12:27 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,383 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,383 north of coder	i was going to suggest those bulge seat nuts as well. no one will know if you are using a wheel cover or hub cap.

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