Lug nuts bad
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Lug nuts bad
1970 442 bought new chrome lug nuts from Summit Racing, they are stripping out when tightened. They were bought from Summit but shipped from Inline tube. This sucks, whats everybody using on the SS1 wheels ? Thanks----Greg
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Lug nuts ??
Bought chrome lug nuts for my SS1 wheels from Summit Racing. They are stripping out when tightened. Bought thru Summit but dropped shipped from Inline tube. So what is everybody using for their SS1 wheels. These lugs are crap. Thanks----Greg
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Ya real sad but Chineasium junk has managed to infiltrate critical safety items such as, ...say, umm...fasteners to keep the wheels on at 80 mph...GAH! Rockwell grade negative 8....Whats next lead ring and pinion sets from the bargain ocean-going barge. All retailers are guilty as well as the consumer looking for the cheapest way out. Hard economics. I've seen china everything from tubular control arms, ball joints, UJoints, wheel studs, et all....I will NOT let anything chineasium touch anything I own...that is when I can ferret out the country of origin. Gives new meaning to Caveat Emptor! sad sad....
A friend learned this lesson the hard way with a junk tubular front control arm/BJ/Spindle kit. The welds separated at speed on his 67 Blown 572 inch BB Chevelle. Almost killed him. The car was totaled. The cage saved him. Not worth it. USA all the way baby...Always ask country of origin.
A friend learned this lesson the hard way with a junk tubular front control arm/BJ/Spindle kit. The welds separated at speed on his 67 Blown 572 inch BB Chevelle. Almost killed him. The car was totaled. The cage saved him. Not worth it. USA all the way baby...Always ask country of origin.
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Ya real sad but Chineasium junk has managed to infiltrate critical safety items such as, ...say, umm...fasteners to keep the wheels on at 80 mph...GAH! Rockwell grade negative 8....Whats next lead ring and pinion sets from the bargain ocean-going barge. All retailers are guilty as well as the consumer looking for the cheapest way out. Hard economics. I've seen china everything from tubular control arms, ball joints, UJoints, wheel studs, et all....I will NOT let anything chineasium touch anything I own...that is when I can ferret out the country of origin. Gives new meaning to Caveat Emptor! sad sad....
A friend learned this lesson the hard way with a junk tubular front control arm/BJ/Spindle kit. The welds separated at speed on his 67 Blown 572 inch BB Chevelle. Almost killed him. The car was totaled. The cage saved him. Not worth it. USA all the way baby...Always ask country of origin.
A friend learned this lesson the hard way with a junk tubular front control arm/BJ/Spindle kit. The welds separated at speed on his 67 Blown 572 inch BB Chevelle. Almost killed him. The car was totaled. The cage saved him. Not worth it. USA all the way baby...Always ask country of origin.
Chinesium had infiltrated the aircraft industry several years ago. I believe "60 minutes" or someone did a piece on fraudulent aircraft parts.
When I worked as a machinist in a production shop 15 years ago, the "job bidders" got the cheapest steel they could buy...... usually from China.
It was inconsistent. Hard spots and "gummy soft spots" that broke off 1/4" taps. Yes, it had all the stenciled on "meets A-___ specs" painted on it.
Wait til they start building bridges and skyscrapers with Chinese steel or Chinese anything.
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Friend of mine was a deep water welder on off-shore oil wells(not THAT one 
) and he told me that every item they found that had a questionable origin "slipped" over the edge and was lost at sea. When your life depends on the quality of your gear, only Made in USA was good enough.
) and he told me that every item they found that had a questionable origin "slipped" over the edge and was lost at sea. When your life depends on the quality of your gear, only Made in USA was good enough.
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