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Robb
12-19-2021, 18:48
So, messing with things I probably shouldn't be messing with...

I have 2 old Torq Thrust wheels that have through holes for the old style lug nuts. I'd like to have them machined with a chamfer (about 13/16"wide, maybe 60 degrees?) to accept conical lug nuts.
I might be able to do this myself if I could find a 13/16 countersink bit (I can't) but would prefer someone doing this who knows what they were doing.
2 wheels, I would think this would be an easy job. Let me know if you know someone who can do this, or if I'm thinking wrong.

Robb

ray1970
12-19-2021, 19:19
My aging eyes. I was wondering what conjugal lug nuts were.

Beyond my admission of poor vision I?ve got nothing for you.

Good luck.

Robb
12-19-2021, 19:24
Thank you Ray. :P

mpatch
12-19-2021, 19:38
Might not be that easy. Do some research about hub centric vs lug centric wheels.

ray1970
12-19-2021, 20:01
Might not be that easy. Do some research about hub centric vs lug centric wheels.

Yeah. That can be a big deal. If the wheels center on the hub then cutting seats for conical lug nuts is probably a DIY job with a simple reamer of some sort. If they center on the studs then it?s probably a project best left to a good machinist if it?s even feasible.

Robb
12-19-2021, 20:25
Definitely lug/stud centric.