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Re: 911 lug nuts

To: mark w roper <markwroper@compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: 911 lug nuts
From: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 09:09:06 -0500
An alloy of what?  almost all metals are alloys...

Brian

At 07:37 PM 03/15/2000 -0500, mark w roper wrote:
>the wheel nuts on all 911& 944 were alloy
>
>Mark
>
>Brian Evans wrote:
>
> >
> > if by alloy you mean aluminium, I'd say you were thinking of a quick way to
> > spend a lot of money on body work.  I'd stay close to very high grade steel
> > for lug nuts on a car as heavy as a Porche.   I don't think the savings on
> > unsprung weight will really impact lap times anyway...mind you, who knows
> > what the factory team came up with?
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > At 02:45 PM 03/14/2000 -0500, Robert McCurdy wrote:
> > >Hello listers,
> > >
> > >This one's for the 911 racers on the list.  Anyone have an opinion about
> > >alloy versus steel lug nuts for a racing application?  Is there a
> > >'trick' 911  nut  lurking out there anywhere?
> > >
> > >Thanks to all.
> > >
> > >Robert McCurdy


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