lug nuts

MarPar · Sep 21, 2016

im looking to get lug nuts for the Newport...drivers side is LH thread (and NO im not changing them to RH) and pass side is RH thread.

1/2"-20 13/16" hex-end...

I've found two different types; a regular 60* acorn lug nut and a 60* bulge acorn nut.

I will be using MoPar steel cop rims. My question is, should I get the regular or the bulge lug nuts?

Regular...

Bulge...

same overall length, but the shoulder on the bulge looks to have more clamping area

what say ye??

magvan · Sep 21, 2016

The Bulge nuts are usually used on aluminum wheels that use a taper seat

69Bee · Sep 21, 2016

And the acorns are for steel wheels as far as I remember

Daves69 · Sep 22, 2016

Your car, make yourself happy. Buy a set of each. Put a couple on and decide which you like better. BTW, The bulge can stop a deep well from contacting the paint on the wheels.

moparjohnny · Sep 22, 2016

Daves69 said:
Your car, make yourself happy. Buy a set of each. Put a couple on and decide which you like better. BTW, The bulge can stop a deep well from contacting the paint on the wheels.

i am curious about left lugs and right hand lugs debate does it matter if you just use standard lug nuts?

PRND21 · Sep 22, 2016

The bulge type nuts have more contact area if your holes are a little oversize from wear or whatever.

MarPar · Sep 22, 2016

it's not so much for looks, but safety. I want the lugs to make good contact with the rims so there's less of a chance of them backing off

and as to the LH vs RH theory, I found this pretty interesting article yesterday...

http://moparmax.com/columns/magnante/v_5-1.html

PurpleBeeper · Sep 22, 2016

If you get stuck, I have a whole box of standard left hand lug nuts (open end, not chrome) missing 1 lug nut. I think I have 20-25 of them. I had to buy a whole box to get one since I was too lazy to pull apart my fresh brake job to change the stud.

MarPar · Sep 22, 2016

Thanks for the offer, Beeper. I think I may have a source for the acorn nuts though. I would like to go with the acorns cuz Im putting cop rims on, and I dont think it would look right with the open end nuts.

moparjohnny · Sep 22, 2016

MarPar said:
Thanks for the offer, Beeper. I think I may have a source for the acorn nuts though. I would like to go with the acorns cuz Im putting cop rims on, and I dont think it would look right with the open end nuts.

i am going to change wheels to the magnum 500 wheels,so are there lugs for their wheels safe?will they make good contact to wheels?

MarPar · Sep 22, 2016

Johnny, I had Magnum 500's on my GTX for 6 years and I used regular olde acorn nuts and they were fine.

Provided the seat where the taper goes into isnt ovaled or damaged.

moparnation74 · Sep 23, 2016

Acorns, Both of my cars have steelies with acorns(open end)...no worries and no problems

MarPar · Sep 23, 2016

So I got em off of amazon. 20 LH and 20 RH. $50 with shipping. now lets see what kind of quality they are...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008XAN0KG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008UZT3GY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

lug nuts

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