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Lately as I'm getting older and lug nuts don't just fly off like they used
to when I had more muscle mass, I do find myself at least once per tire
rotation going, "wait, I'm not tightening this, right?"
On Mon, Mar 3, 2025 at 6:02=E2=80=AFAM DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com> wr=
ote:
> << WRT the impact: ordered the Dewalt DCF-900. It says it's rated for
> 1400 pounds, I think. I guess if the lug nuts don't spin, it just twists
> off the lug stud itself. I guess either way the wheel's << coming off.
>
> This comment reminded me of a comment from a friend of mine (in the Austi=
n
> Healey club - obligatory LBC content) who said he twisted of a couple whe=
el
> studs on a 50's or 60' Chrysler product before he realized that the studs
> on the LH side of the car were LH thread.
>
> Jus' sayin'.
>
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
> On Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 05:39:20 PM CST, Scott Hall <
> scott.hall.personal@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I forgot how much I enjoyed reading the list. So here's another one:
>
> I used to have Griots Garage wheel storage 'poles'--they bolt to the
> wall/stud and stick out perpendicularly and you hang your wheels on them.
>
> I don't see them on the Griots website any more. It looks like I'm
> starting from scratch on wheel storage.
>
> I've got eight--no, nine--sets of wheels and tires in the garage right
> now. Opinions on the best way to store them, and why you like them? Right
> now they're stacked against the wall and on the shelves and I don't like
> that.
>
> WRT the impact: ordered the Dewalt DCF-900. It says it's rated for 1400
> pounds, I think. I guess if the lug nuts don't spin, it just twists off t=
he
> lug stud itself. I guess either way the wheel's coming off.
>
> Scott
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Lately as I'm getting older and lug nuts don't jus=
t fly off like they used to when I had more muscle mass, I do find myself a=
t least once per tire rotation going, "wait, I'm not tightening th=
is, right?"</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 3, 2025 at 6:02=E2=80=AFA=
M DAVID MASSEY <<a href=3D"mailto:dave1massey@cs.com";>dave1massey@cs.com=
</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
<div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><=
div><div dir=3D"ltr"><<=C2=A0<span style=3D"letter-spacing:-0.02em">W=
RT the impact: ordered the Dewalt DCF-900. It says it's rated for 1400 =
pounds, I think. I guess if the lug nuts don't spin, it just twists off=
the lug stud itself. I guess either way the wheel's << coming of=
f.</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">This comment rem=
inded me of a comment from a friend of mine (in the Austin Healey club - ob=
ligatory LBC content) who said he twisted of a couple wheel studs on a 50&#=
39;s or 60' Chrysler product before he realized that the studs on the L=
H side of the car were LH thread.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">Jus' sayin'.<br><div><div><br style=3D"color:rgb(38,40,42)=
;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;letter-s=
pacing:-0.32px"></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"color:b=
lack;font-style:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-weight:normal;font-stretc=
h:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans=
-serif"><div style=3D"color:black;font-style:normal;font-size-adjust:none;f=
ont-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;fon=
t-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div><font size=3D"4">Dave <br></font>=
</div><div><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black=
"><br></span></div><br></div></div></div></div>
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899617"><div style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px=
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On Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 05:39:20 PM CST, Scott =
Hall <<a href=3D"mailto:scott.hall.personal@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank"=
>scott.hall.personal@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
</div>
</div><div style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica Neue",=
Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42);border-left:1=
px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:8px;margin:0px 0px 0px 8px">
<div><br></div><div><br></div>
<div><div id=3D"m_-8942074447317908623ydp8d0fe2cfyiv6176660=
700"><div dir=3D"ltr">I forgot how much I enjoyed reading the list. So here=
's another one:<div><br></div><div>I used to have Griots Garage wheel s=
torage 'poles'--they bolt to the wall/stud and stick out perpendicu=
larly and you hang your wheels on them.</div><div><br></div><div>I don'=
t see them on the Griots website any more. It looks like I'm starting f=
rom scratch on wheel storage.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I've got e=
ight--no, nine--sets of wheels and tires in the garage right now. Opinions =
on the best way to store them, and why you like them? Right now they're=
stacked against the wall and on the shelves and I don't like that.</di=
v><div><br></div><div>WRT the impact: ordered the Dewalt DCF-900. It says i=
t's rated for 1400 pounds, I think. I guess if the lug nuts don't s=
pin, it just twists off the lug stud itself. I guess either way the wheel&#=
39;s coming off.</div><div><br></div><div>Scott</div></div>
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