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Old 03-04-2006, 07:43 PM
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Ok so ive got some 15x3.5 and 15x8 prostars coming. I just started to grind the brakes down and it is coming along great, im now thinkin about what lugs and nuts to use. Here are my requirements thought, i need them to be short enough to be used on the 16x8 stock wheels with the center caps on. And they need to be short enought to look good on the prostars. Any suggestions?
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You'll have to use shank style lugnuts like these:



They won't work with your factory wheels. You'll have to reuse your stock lugnuts for that.
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So i buy the shank "lugnuts" and they will slip on throught the prostar fittings, and then for my salad shooters i can just use my old lugnuts? Or am i goin to have to swap lugs everytime i race? Were can i get some nice ones too?
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SUM-7540103
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Lug Nuts, Flat Seat with Shank, 1/ 2 in. x 20 RH, .750 in. Shank Length, Open End, Steel, Zinc Plated, Set of 4

Would these work? Or should i get longer or shorter ones?
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I tried searching on here but I couldn't come up with anything. Those sound right but I can't think of what the right thread size is right now. Not sure about the zinc plating. Mine were chrome Summit brand, and Weld brand. The Weld lugnuts rust easily. BTW you only need open-ended if you're running longer studs.
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if you still have stock studs its 12mx1.5 the shank size at .750 should be good i believe though. you do defiently have to run shank nuts though the prostars are not hub centrick like stock wheels are they are lug centrink and center the wheel that way.

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So I would be fine with closed-end lugs? So i dont need new studs?
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Yea, closed end will be fine. You don't need longer studs b/c you're not using spacers.
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So these would work fine
SUM-7540083
Lug Nuts, Flat Seat with Shank, 1/ 2 in. x 20 RH, .750 in. Shank Length, Closed End, Steel, Chrome, Set of 4
Or should i go 7/16
SUM-7540082
Lug Nuts, Flat Seat with Shank, 7/ 16 in. x 20 RH, .750 in. Shank Length, Closed End, Steel, Chrome, Set of 4
Any other suggestions?
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stock studs = 12x1.5 thread pitch not 1/2" or 7/16" the first number id thread size
the .750 is the lenth of the shank
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Well im confused can someone just gimmie some part numbers?
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you need metric nuts. Im surprised there isnt a sticky with lug nut info in it, im looking for the same info.



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