[Shop-talk] Lug Bolts?

[David Hillman]

On Wed, 19 Dec 2007, Steven Trovato wrote:
> So, what's the big problem with these that would make you react so strongly?

    It's just a bad design.  And it's a bad design that someone went 
through the trouble of coming up with, to replace a better design.

    For example, let's say that someone came out with a new design for a 
computer keyboard, but for no reason at all, they made it so it only works 
while held upside down.  So, in order to type, you have hold the thing 
over your head with one hand, and type with the other.  Eventually, the 
aftermarket would probably come out with a $25 bolt you could use to mount 
the keyboard over your head so you can type with both hands, but it's still a 
completely stupid design.

    That's what someone did with lug bolts.

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  David Hillman