[DeTomaso] Attainable 70's muscle cars, Mach 1

[Jim Hendrickson]

Isn't the maximum strength you can get come from having the thread
engagement equal to the diameter of the stud? Ford uses 12mm studs so
maximum strength would be having 12mm thread engagement. I think SCCA only
requires 3/8 or 10mm for racing. Or is that an appearance thing that has you
thinking of installing longer studs?


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Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 5:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Attainable 70's muscle cars, Mach 1

I purchased the Campys as a spare set from someone on the forum.   
Sorry, can't remember who.

They -are- thicker.  No, I did not change the studs, though I should.   
In most cases, the stud is even with the outside of the lug nut, but  
there are a few cases where the nut has a thread exposed.  Using acorn  
style lug nuts, one would not notice this and be totally oblivious.   
In my case, I've always used standard nuts, so it was obvious to me  
right away, but not enough of a concern to go out and replace all the  
studs just yet.  They only need to be an eighth or quarter inch longer.

Asa Jay

Quoting Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>:

>> Hmmm, yea.... I wonder who I got those from. <wink>
>   > They look pretty good on a Mach I, huh. :)
>
>   They look great!  I thought about using an extra set of 7" Campys   
> I have on my 66 Mustang, but someone warned me that the mag wheels   
> are much thicker than the original steel wheels and that I would   
> need longer lug studs so the lug nuts can grab sufficient threads.   
> Did you have to change your lug studs/nuts?  And are they an extra   
> set, or did you put new wheels on your P-car (Campy clones) and move  
>  the Campys to the Mach 1?
>
>   Cheers!
>   Garth
>
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