I'm having trouble finding anything about this in the tech archives. I want to put aluminum slots on my '59 Buick, but the car has lug bolts. I'm curious as to how to do it without converting it to an open driveshaft and front discs, which I plan for the future but not right now. Thanx.
Have you checked with any of the wheel mfgr, or dealers ? They may have just what you need....... 4TTRUK
i'm not sure I grasp your issue. I assume that you have bolts that come all the way out instead of having a nut spin off the stud but that seems like then you just need a wheel that's the correct bolt pattern and not super thick so you can re use your existing lug bolts? what am i missing?
A friend of mine bought allthread allen bolts about 2" long and locktited the lug nuts to them and used them as bolts.
I don't know anything about this company but they offer wheels for Buicks.HRP http://www.thewheelconnection.com/customwheels/buick/buick-wheels.php
I know exactly what you are talking about. There is no wheel stud. The hub is threaded and the lug "nut" is really a lug "bolt". You might be able to put threaded studs in the lug holes. Then use a std alum wheel lug nut on the stud. How to keep the stud tight in the hub?? Maybe you could deform the threads slightly at the point the stud is tight in the hub to be a mechanical locking? The stud will be tight once the lug nut is in place, it becomes in tension once everything is tight. Someone like ARP may make a short stud that could work, originally for some head stud or main stud application, but if it has the right threads and length it should be good?
Tim, the problem is that the aluminum slots I have take deep shank "mag" lug nuts, so even if the originals were long enough they won't be thick enough.
Buy a set of these ... They thread into the hub/drum ... and have a allen set in the end to install them. I usually LOCTITE red them. Once installed ... regular lug nuts will work. .
I have converted several MOPARS with the same issue (lug bolt vs studs). I use a suitable lug stud, selected from the huge assortment available in the Dorman Products catalog, and press them into the holes in the hub. In your case, the rear has axle flanges, but same deal. The key is selecting a lug stud from the catalog that has a suitable serrated shank length and diameter, and a threaded length that is also correct for your purposes. Not as complicated as it sounds. Ray
Not sure but I think the front hubs on the '59s have blind holes and machining would be required. The threaded rod idea is much easier and could even be locktited in the mag lugs themselves. Left hand threads if needed http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-left-hand-threaded-rods/=ky8qmi
Steel wheels are your friend. Damn I wish I could like those race car wheels on street cars. Set in my ways. Love 59 Buicks however! ~sololobo~
DeuceRoadster, where do you get them? landseaandair, they are all right hand thread, and Waddayacare, thanx for the porn. Hnstray, thanx, I'll check them out.
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