metric lug nuts?????

[Philter39]

What vendor are you guys finding 12mm x 1.5 pitch 1" lug nuts?
My Hondog is almost done. phil

[Poppop]

I get mine from Speedway Motors at about $.85 each. You have to change the chamfer on the wheel from 82 degrees to 90 degrees but that's all. I havn't found a loose one yet.

Poppop

[critter]

i will check with bigdaddy he has a catlog he just ordered from

[BIGDADDY64]

phil i got mine from daymotorsports.com i cant remember the exact price but it was like $17 or $18 plus shipping and handling

[richardpetey]

Summit Racing Equipment, 1-800-230-3030, 20 nuts for $15.95
UNCLE PETEY..................................

[Philter39]

Thanks
Wanted to comment on the 82 and 90 degrees Metric bolts are 90 standard while our good old american SAE bolts are 82.

Hey RP I looked on summits website Monday nite but did not find.Do you have part #? phil

[Doug132]

Can someone explain this to me? Maybe I am missing something... 1" lug nuts have an included angle of 90 degrees... Stock GM Metric lug nuts (according to speedway motors) are 60 degrees. We are not required to run the racing wheels, but must use 1" lug nuts that do not match the taper of the stock wheel...? So now we have to buy a reamer of some sort to change the angle of our stock wheels to that the required 1" lug nut properly fits the stock wheel lug taper. Am I getting this right or am I missing something here?

Thanks!

[rpkulik]

Do NOT ream your wheels for the new taper. I have used the 90 degree nuts on stock GM wheels for several seasons and have not experienced any problems. I inspect my wheels every race. I know a few drivers that have had problems trying to change the taper. If you don't get it just right, you open the hole too much. IMO, it isn't worth it.

If anyone can tell me where to find 12mm x 1.25 nuts, I would appreciate it and so would many Talon drivers.

[richardpetey]

Sorry Phil, can't find the part # for the lug nuts from Summit.......................
But, you can get 20 nuts from Day Motorsports(1-800-543-6238) any size for $15.99.....................
As far as the inclusive angle on the stock rim (60 degrees) or the after market 90 degree lug nuts, its not an issue......................................
The torque ring of the wheel/rim is the protruded surface surrounding the bolt circle on the backside of the rim center ......................
The torque ring keeps the area around the stud holes in wheel away from the hub surface.....................
As the lug nuts are torqued the small gap in the center pulls in the wheel creating a lock washer effect...........................
As the lug nut is torqued it creates an interference angle between the nut and rim( no matter what the inclusive angles) which keeps the lug from loosening up....................
UNCLE PETEY.....................

[Philter39]

Summit does not carry the 12x1.5 So I used Speedway motors. They have them. Thanks for the info phil

[Doug132]

Thanks for the info fellas, always helps when you can tap those years of experence for helpful info!

[richardpetey]

Your correct Doug, that Phil is older than the dirt he races on........................
Thirty-nine isn't just his car # but the year he started racing...................
UNCLE PETEY.......................

[Philter39]

Thanks # 43 for all the kind replies. I am only 50 you wont see me on the track for the over 55 group. phil

[richardpetey]

Hey Phil, who loves ya...................................
I didn't know there was a driver in the NEETS family over 55.....................
UNCLE PETEY...........................

[Poppop]

Darn, I'll have to change my car number to 56 to get in the old timers race.