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From: "Jim Bauder" <jimbpps@cox.net>
> I have a set of K&N 'Mag' wheels on my TR250. The lug nuts are chrome, use a
> 3/4 socket, use the heavy chrome washer to center the lug nut in the
> recessed hole in the Mag, and they use the standard 7/16ths wheel stud. Most
> of the lug nuts have surface rust so I would like to replace all 16 of them
> with new set of bright, shiny lug buts. Unfortunately, I have been unable to
> locate an exact replacement. One of the 'big 3' suppliers show them in their
> catalog by a wheel similar to mine, at $7.50 each!! Pep Boys have similar
> lug nuts in stock, but 13/16ths across the flats and their cost is around
> $4.50 for a set of four! Much more reasonable. The 13/16ths will fit and
> will work, however, I would prefer to use a 3/4 socket!
Why? Because you can use the 19mm from your metric set?
If it was my car, I'd have the 13/16" lug nuts on there already.
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Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban,
1994 Miata C package
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