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Jac Mac · 10-20-07, 05:36 PM

You know, after thinking on this overnite the only logical reason to use the LHT/RHS-RHT/LHS is to avoid the self tightening feature when alloy wheels are used. With the steel wheels as indicated in the Elan example the wheel center will flex slightly & preload the nut as it is tightened. With the alloy wheel this wont happen to any large degree which explains the large torque figures being quoted for the spinner/nut. That is one other concern I have on this thread, please take into consideration - thread pitch, wheel/nut taper, and materials before using a suggested higher torque value. As Fran would say ''Apples for Apples".

Jac Mac

10-20-07, 05:36 PM	#46 (permalink)
Jac Mac jac mac 10 tenths Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gore N.Z. Posts: 1,693 Rep Power: 21	Re: Care & Feeding of Knock-Off / On wheels You know, after thinking on this overnite the only logical reason to use the LHT/RHS-RHT/LHS is to avoid the self tightening feature when alloy wheels are used. With the steel wheels as indicated in the Elan example the wheel center will flex slightly & preload the nut as it is tightened. With the alloy wheel this wont happen to any large degree which explains the large torque figures being quoted for the spinner/nut. That is one other concern I have on this thread, please take into consideration - thread pitch, wheel/nut taper, and materials before using a suggested higher torque value. As Fran would say ''Apples for Apples". Jac Mac