Wouldn't it be easy enough to give them dimensions for a tube with a certain
inside/outside wall thickness and then "slice" off the appropriate length
bushings for the studs? To keep them on, you could drill a small hole and
put a grub screw in it and secure them to the lugnuts. Just a thought.
Sid
>From: "Brian Hollands" <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>
>Reply-To: "Brian Hollands" <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>
>To: "Datsun Roadster Mailing list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: wheels that will fit
>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 14:30:46 -0400
>
>With all of this talk about switching lugs (too a thicker shank) - couldn't
>you use standard lugs and have a machine shop make a proper bushing for the
>standard lug to effectively increase it's diameter. I put a Mazda rib case
>5 speed in my brothers TR6 a few years ago and had to have a custom pilot
>bushing made. I drew out what I needed with specs and had a shop make it.
>Only cost me a few dollars. Obviously it would be a bit pricey to make 16
>such bushings but it would be far easier than removing the axles and hubs
>to
>press in new studs.
>Brian
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Tony Genovese
>Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 12:14 PM
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: wheels that will fit
>
>
>Basically, the lugs are wider/they have a
>thicker shank (the smooth part that fits through the lug hole and aligns
>the
>wheel) than standard aftermarket lugs made for aftermarket wheels.
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