Chevelle ss wheel lug nuts

[jl8z28]

Steve did my deverter valves did a great job sorry to hear hepassed away

[Postsedan]

Steve was a great guy....spent great times together at Chevel-Abration.
Steve had one of the Best '70 L78 Chevelle`s on the Planet.

RIP.

Dan

[jl8z28]

He had a nice Chevelle that's where I first met him at the cow palace in Maryland

[Bill Pritchard]

Back to discussing a solution to the problem at hand....

While I don't doubt that the "Lug Seats" pictured would physically hold the wheel in place on the car, there's no way they could exert a proper amount of clamping force that would normally exist with a wheel and lug nuts in good OEM condition. The material of the "Lug Seats" is WAY too thin for that. Those might be fine if all you were going to do is putt around the neighborhood like an old granny, but to do any type of performance driving on a wheel like John has pictured here.....I'll pass thank you. Apparently a moot point since they are no longer available.

There are chrome one piece lug nuts available with a much larger tapered seat area, but they would just go thru those greatly enlarged lug holes and clamp against the brake drum without really holding the wheel in place. This type of lug nut will work fine on a wheel whose lug holes are only slightly enlarged from nominal size (which is 5/8" diameter). Unless and until some manufacturer decides to make a more functionally useful repro stainless-capped lug nut like the originals, I will be using these chrome one piece lug nuts.

[Mr70]

Heard critics say Steves' lugseats prevent the lugnut from biting into the lug hole, and thus it slowly loosens over time,especially if you're a spirited driver. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]
Bill,don't go chrome,(i.e. Gorilla Nuts),go stainless steel capped like the original one was.
I found this very close convexed top,stainless capped 7/16-20 lug,yet slightly taller with a wider seat,while tooling around @ McMaster-Carr a few years ago.
It works extremely well on SS wheels with oversized holes,and really isn't noticeable unless you're parked next to a car with the more proper smaller lugnut on his Magnum 500 wheel.
Here are some photos to compare it to.
Very last photo is it alone on top row,followed by three later replacement #414188's on far left second row,follwed by eight EXTREMELY RARE &amp; SOUGHT AFTER lugs that the assembly line used 46/47 years ago.
If anyones interested in this new taller/wider seat lugnut,let me know &amp; I'll guide you to it today.
McMaster-Carr stopped carrying it,but I found a second retailer who does for almost a buck a piece,and it's not GM,who charges $6 ea.

[novadude]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bill Pritchard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Back to discussing a solution to the problem at hand....

While I don't doubt that the &quot;Lug Seats&quot; pictured would physically hold the wheel in place on the car, there's no way they could exert a proper amount of clamping force that would normally exist with a wheel and lug nuts in good OEM condition. The material of the &quot;Lug Seats&quot; is WAY too thin for that. Those might be fine if all you were going to do is putt around the neighborhood like an old granny, but to do any type of performance driving on a wheel like John has pictured here.....I'll pass thank you. Apparently a moot point since they are no longer available.

There are chrome one piece lug nuts available with a much larger tapered seat area, but they would just go thru those greatly enlarged lug holes and clamp against the brake drum without really holding the wheel in place. This type of lug nut will work fine on a wheel whose lug holes are only slightly enlarged from nominal size (which is 5/8&quot; diameter). Unless and until some manufacturer decides to make a more functionally useful repro stainless-capped lug nut like the originals, I will be using these chrome one piece lug nuts. </div></div>

I assume you are talking about the &quot;bulge&quot; acorn nuts with the large taper area? That's what I've used on Buick and SS wheels in the past.

Seeing the design of the reproduction nuts, I guess it's no wonder why so many AO / YA wheels are trashed (assuming that the factory nuts were the same). Not much width to that seat.

EDIT: The style Mr70 posted above are the &quot;bulge&quot; acorn nuts I was referring to above. I didn't know they made stainless capped nuts. Good stuff!

[Donnie]

<span style="font-weight: bold">#12387947 will get you the lug with a larger seating surface.</span>

[Bill Pritchard]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Donnie</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">#12387947 will get you the lug with a larger seating surface.</span> </div></div>

Where at, Donnie?

[Bill Rose]

That number is a GM number. I got several sets for my SS wheels from GM Parts direct. If you go to GM parts Direct and put that number in a search, it will pop up.These lugs are great for preserving wheel lug bores.

[Woj]

Ditto what Bill said. Your safety isn't worth the correctness of appearance. The repop lug nuts are only good for perfect rims with low-perf applications. The originals are just a bit better. My brother totaled his Chevelle in 1971 when the lug nuts failed on his Super Sport Chevelle.

Put the good lug nuts one and forget the critics. Just like upgrading your car to disc brakes or a dual master cylinder. Safety trumps originality here.

Just my $.02 worth.

Phil Woj.