Who's the idiot that

[JLEONARD]

decided to put 8 lug nuts on our trucks?

I just got finished removing my studded snows and rotating the fronts... thought I'd never finish.

Also decided to be nice and give the ball joints etc a shot of grease... them babies was dry.

Now for a test run Oo.

 

[JFlagg]

Don't complain about 8 lugs to soon, you could have 10:-laf

 

[Greenleaf]

You rotated the tires and now you have to take a test drive?... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... Why you have so may miles on your truck. I hardly ever drive my diesels. Some day, when it warms up and the road salt is gone (Mid June) I may drive one of them. Out-side of that,

I'll just keep buring gasoline and watching other folks burn diesel.



You know, every time you start that engine, you cut some life off your starter motor. Not to mention the pollutants introduced to the atmosphere.

 

[rlyons]

decided to put 8 lug nuts on our trucks?

I just got finished removing my studded snows and rotating the fronts... thought I'd never finish.

Also decided to be nice and give the ball joints etc a shot of grease... them babies was dry.

Now for a test run Oo.

The same idiot that built it so we could haul 3 times it's rated load!

 

[fkovalski]

We could have true knock- off spinners to make it even easier!:-laf

 

[JLEONARD]

You rotated the tires and now you have to take a test drive?

Sure, why not? You're suposed to circulate the air if the tires have been sitting around in the garage all winter. Now they are circulated pretty good. I even added some fresh spring air.

 

[SKargo]

You rotated the tires and now you have to take a test drive?... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... Why you have so may miles on your truck. I hardly ever drive my diesels. Some day, when it warms up and the road salt is gone (Mid June) I may drive one of them. Out-side of that,

I'll just keep buring gasoline and watching other folks burn diesel.



You know, every time you start that engine, you cut some life off your starter motor. Not to mention the pollutants introduced to the atmosphere.

huh???

 

[FLynes]

You rotated the tires and now you have to take a test drive?... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... Why you have so may miles on your truck. I hardly ever drive my diesels. Some day, when it warms up and the road salt is gone (Mid June) I may drive one of them. Out-side of that,

I'll just keep buring gasoline and watching other folks burn diesel.



You know, every time you start that engine, you cut some life off your starter motor. Not to mention the pollutants introduced to the atmosphere.

Hippie

 

[91W350]

I think 8 is a good plan, if your lug nuts come loose and you lose all on one wheel, just steal a pair from the other three and you still have six at each corner. :-laf :-laf



I agree, I always thought it was overkill, especially when rotating tires, 32 but I do not have use my torque wrench much anymore, so all those lug nuts give me a good reason to keep it around.



The dependability of these trucks never ceases to amaze me. Glen

 

[JFlagg]

I understand the reason behind all the lugnuts(more lugs, larger weight capacity) But I always wondered why instead of adding more lugnuts they just don't make them bigger? Or go to a stronger grade bolt? I wish my wheel studs where grade 8, whatever grade they are now (5?) seem rather cheap. I've replaced several on my front end and none on my rear. Is this due to the added stress from the weight of the motor? I always torque them the specs in my owners manual, and only use an impact to remove them after breaking them free by hand. And to top it off, the front studs are alot harder to find than the rear ones, and they cost alot more. About 9-10 bucks each at the dealer! #@$%! I have almost as much invested in front wheel studs as I do some other mods. All in all, a stud is just a splined bolt, so why the inflated cost? Grade 8 bolts don't even cost that much for a similar size, and I'll never break one of them. Does anyone else have these problems or is it just me?



Just thought I would vent alittle...

 

[Headshot zod]

will somebody open up mr greenleaf's garage door... ... ...

 

[SKargo]

Hippie

Glad I'm not the only one Fred :-laf

 

[AKaiser]

You rotated the tires and now you have to take a test drive?... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... Why you have so may miles on your truck. I hardly ever drive my diesels. Some day, when it warms up and the road salt is gone (Mid June) I may drive one of them. Out-side of that,

I'll just keep buring gasoline and watching other folks burn diesel.



You know, every time you start that engine, you cut some life off your starter motor. Not to mention the pollutants introduced to the atmosphere.

You're just jealous! :-laf

 

[dpuckett]

GL never drives his trucks, then he wonders why the front suspension rusted out from under it :-laf



I have broken one lug bolt in all 8 of these trucks I have owned. The first one I had, a shop had tightened them so tight, I broke a Crapsman ratchet, then after getting a new one, I had to get a 5ft cheater pipe, and pop went the bolt, along with my nose when I hit the mirror.



I cant rotate my tires right now (1stGen front; 2ndGen rear), so I just leave them. I figure if tread starts to wear funny, I'll get the alignment redone.



Jay, I somehow doubt the exercise hurt you. Try 32 of them at 350ft-lbs, or whatever the book calls for. (It's in excess of 300, I know that for sure). You guys with the SRWs got it made.



Daniel

 

[91W350]

My Kaiser M-715s called for 300 foot pounds. I never ran them that tight though. Usually around 240, that was hard enough to change in the field. Nothing like slicing a tire and not being able to get it off. A healthy twist with a really big 4 way. :-laf They were a lot of fun, but a real turtle with their 5. 77 gear ratios. Only six big lugs per wheel. I have not ruined any lugs on either end of my Dodges, but I did a couple of those. All five Kaisers still had 1965 to 1968 rubber on them when we bought them. Try removing a heavy hard bias ply tire that has been mounted for 40 years. Glen

 

[JLEONARD]

I use the "two squeak method" using the factory supplied lug wrench/bar/hubcap popper-offer tool. When they scream twice, they are tight enough. I never broke one yet... . I hope I didn't jinx myself.

And I love to drive my truck... I take just about any opportunity to take a "test run".

"Honey I just cleaned my windshield... . I'll be back, I'm going for a quick test run. ":-laf

20 minutes later...

"You know I think I heard a noise. Wanna go for a test run and see if you can hear it?":-laf :-laf

 

[Furthur]

My Kaiser M-715s called for 300 foot pounds...

Were those the really big lugs like on the M37's? I actually managed to strip the threads on TWO studs one day, trying to remove the left side wheel... yup, left hand threads (sometimes I can be SO stupid... but I am persistant!).



John

 

[91W350]

Yes they were, really big lugs, I always used anti-seize on them, every time, without fail... . the ones I ruined were from galling in the threads. They were bad when I got the truck. I wound up cutting them off with a cutting wheel. My Kaiser wheels always had a certain aluminum look around the bolt pattern. I always thought they looked heavy duty, but they were just a Dana 70/60, like the Dodges. I ran Detroit Lockers in the rear and Lock Rites in the front. Glen

 

[Jgolden]

Mine are 450 ft/lbs. I use a 6ft pipe and my neighbor is 300lb. When he says it's tight, that's good enough for me.

He's a human torque wrench. (No, I didn't/ cant do the math).

On the duals you get to do it twice for each side.

Can't get at the injector pump without taking off the driver side front wheel.

Don't think I'll rotate my tires, unless I catch Jay at home.

 

[MMeier]

Hippie

I was thinking more like tree hugger myself!!