Sorry, Barry, But the stock Late Spitfire Lugnuts not only work, but if
you order nuts especially for those wheels, that is what you will get.
Just remove the plastic washer and crank 'em on!
Joe
Barry Schwartz wrote:
>
> >Barry Schwartz, I believe the photo of your red Spit has BFGoodrich Comp
> >T/A's. True? If so, what size rims, tires, etc?
> >Would you recommend them?
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> About the lug nuts, I can't say for sure with those wheels, but I would bet
> that stock lug nuts WON'T work. MOST mag style wheels use what's commonly
> referred to as a shoulder type of lug nut. Many of the better aluminum
> alloy wheels will use a pressed in steel insert, which is what the
> Panasports have, that will allow the use of cone type lug nuts which tend
> to center the wheel better. The steel wheels have a conventional cone type
> interface. Besides that the Spitfire uses a somewhat unique, and rather
> small thread for the studs. And yes, I have BFG 205/60R-13's radial TA's
> in on 6 inch Panasport rims. I would highly recommend them, however 5 inch
> is on the narrow side for a tire this wide. With a stock Spitfire or even
> mildly tweaked, I doubt you could get into serious trouble with these
> tires, unless you REALLY tried.
>
> Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
>
> 72 PI, V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
> 70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
> 70 Spitfire (long term project)
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