Why left hand lug nuts?

Post by **FORDification** » Thu May 18, 2006 2:50 pm

I just picked up this month's copy of Car Craft that's been sitting on my desk for about 4-5 days and found this little blurb:

Aubrey · Post by **Aubrey** » Sat May 20, 2006 3:47 am

I think the did it just to drive us nuts, not that it would be a long enough trip to worry about my tires coming off.

or are they already off?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Sun May 21, 2006 9:47 pm

they did it so the right handed ones wouldn't get lonely

oldschoolrods · Post by **oldschoolrods** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:59 pm

68F250 wrote:Commercial trucks today still use left & right hand threads on the front and rear wheels.

That is slowly dying out the newer "hub piloted" wheels are all right hand thread. I think the Left hand thread was just to confuse people

jk

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