Are thee the right lug nuts for Cutlass/ Vista Cruiser Ralley Wheels?
#1
Are thee the right lug nuts for Cutlass/ Vista Cruiser Ralley Wheels?
I don't even know if these are after-market wheels or originals, but I do know that I bought an original (I think) lug wrench from someone on this site. It fits 3/4" lug nuts, but it doesn't fit my lug nuts which are 13/16". Do I have the wrong lug nuts, "wrong" wheels, wrong lug wrench?
Thanks, Tom
Thanks, Tom
#4
Your wheels are the newer late '70s style with the snap on center caps. Original '72 wheels would have had bolt on center caps. I'd just go get a 13/16" lug wrench & forget about it. The correct factory 3/4" nut had a stainless steel cap crimped on & they were kind of delicate. You don't want to use an impact on them as the caps will loosen up & eventually fall off!!!
#6
I would get a 4-way lug wrench - that's what I started carrying in my car back in the 1980s. They are a lot easier to use than the factory angled ones. And you really don't need the pointy end for prying hub caps off when your car has SS wheels.
#7
Quote, from Mr. Padavaano:
All 1968-1974 SSII/III wheels used bolt-in centers
All 1975-1988 SSII/III wheels used snap-in centers
For 1968-69, only 14x6 were available, except for the 15x7 chrome rim versions used on the 1969 H/O.
For 1970-72, only 14x7 were available
For 1973-74, both 14x7 and 15x7 were available. Yes, 15x7 with bolt-in centers were offered for TWO years.
For 1975-up both 14x7 and 15x7 snap-in were available.
I'm not sure where this incorrect info about the bolt-in 15x7 wheels being 1974 only came from, but it has been repeated here many times in the recent past. These wheels are two-year-only wheels.
Thanks Joe.
The correct lug nuts are reproduced. Steer clear of any lug nut thats made offshore.... JUNK.
Secondly, I would put a breaker bar with an extension and a good socket in my road box. A good 6 point socket is much easier on the lug nut crowns, doesn't mark them up as a tire iron would. Dont use the bumper jack either. They are unsafe and mark up the bumpers. Purchase a compact shop jack or bottle jack
All 1968-1974 SSII/III wheels used bolt-in centers
All 1975-1988 SSII/III wheels used snap-in centers
For 1968-69, only 14x6 were available, except for the 15x7 chrome rim versions used on the 1969 H/O.
For 1970-72, only 14x7 were available
For 1973-74, both 14x7 and 15x7 were available. Yes, 15x7 with bolt-in centers were offered for TWO years.
For 1975-up both 14x7 and 15x7 snap-in were available.
I'm not sure where this incorrect info about the bolt-in 15x7 wheels being 1974 only came from, but it has been repeated here many times in the recent past. These wheels are two-year-only wheels.
Thanks Joe.
The correct lug nuts are reproduced. Steer clear of any lug nut thats made offshore.... JUNK.
Secondly, I would put a breaker bar with an extension and a good socket in my road box. A good 6 point socket is much easier on the lug nut crowns, doesn't mark them up as a tire iron would. Dont use the bumper jack either. They are unsafe and mark up the bumpers. Purchase a compact shop jack or bottle jack
#9
Thanks guys. Mine are 15 inch and I think they look really good on my VC. I just need to put on better white wall tires because these are horrible and have a bad record...
Thanks, Tom
Thanks, Tom
#10
Tom, most all of the "solid" chrome aftermarket lug nuts are 13/16". As mentioned the original nuts had a thin stainless cover that would get all mangled up when a impact wrench was used. Also around here in Michigan they would corrode and bulge out so a 3/4 socket wouldn't fit on them. At a tire shop I worked at there was times we had to take a chisel to the covers to get them off and then use a 6 point 18mm socket to get the what was left of the lugnut off. I would also just use the 13/16 nuts as they are more durable. I also would use a 6 point socket/extension/breaker bar because the lug wrench or 4way wrench is so thick that they usually damage the caps when they turn and rub against the cap.
#11
I won't allow a capped lug nut to stay on my vehicles.
I always replace them with solid lug nuts.
I have never had a vehicle with capped lug nuts that did not give me lug nut problems at one time or another and usually a couple or few at a time.
I always replace them with solid lug nuts.
I have never had a vehicle with capped lug nuts that did not give me lug nut problems at one time or another and usually a couple or few at a time.
#12
Thanks for all the good answers from so many people. I didn't say that my lug nuts seem like they are low quality and they still have good chrome so I'll keep them. I just was curious about the size that was answered too. It looks like I bought the factory lug wrench for nothing.
Tom
Tom
#13
Thanks for all the good answers from so many people. I didn't say that my lug nuts seem like they are low quality and they still have good chrome so I'll keep them. I just was curious about the size that was answered too. It looks like I bought the factory lug wrench for nothing.
Tom
Tom
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