My 1946 cj2a jeep had lh studs on left side. When i rebuilt it i did every other lug on both sides as an anti theft device. Lol... 5.5x5 pattern wheels were getting hard to come by...
@ Jet Lag Heroes Honestly I think it came down to a serviceable factor & 2nd, a cost factor. Lots studs got broke, owners couldn't change tire, = lots of complaints. Then think about how much cheaper you could get a single type stud when you're ordering them by the railcar. Really at the time, those are the biggest factors in manufacturing.
I just found your channel. I remember you from your "Bad Seed" Chevette days. You rode in my ZZ430 Vega between stops on Power Tour years ago. It wound up with a Corvette 6 speed which was the best transmission as it kept the heat out of the radiator unlike an auto trans. I sold it through Streetside Classics in Dallas Ft Worth ( look for ZZ430 Vega). I was in Delaware but now I am in TX. You were in Cali but now you're in MA. I went to Electronic Warfare school at Ft Devens years ago. Power Tour used their parking lot as I remember for the East Coast Power Tour. It's been yers and it is good to see you are still at it. I appreciated your altered wheel base car too. This Max Wedge project should be interesting. You haven't lost your touch. Cheers Larry Heagren Canyon Lake, TX p.s. the car was in the Oct 2003 issue of HR the 12 second 20 MPG issue. It ran 12's at 120 MPH a very traction hampered launch.
My 61 Desoto had the left handed threads on the left side. Busted my snap on ratchet trying to remove the lug nuts taking the nuts off, then I saw an L on the stud. Lol
Also, little known fact; in my younger days there were right & left handed cigarettes as well, but, here's the thing. One of them you could safely smoke in public. The other one, humm, not so much, unless you wanted to see what the inside of that police car looked like. 🤣🤣
In regards to left hand and right hand wheel nuts, ‘Lug Nuts’, Rolls Royce and Bentley used the same method on their wheels, or at least they use to. I owned a 1980 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow ll, and it had the same method, is seemed a little odd at the time. Manchester, England.
Sir, you are a tremendous source of information. I appreciate your enthusiasm. I grew up in a Mopar household in the 50s and 60s. You bring back some great memories. My dad had a '50 Dodge, '56 Chrysler Windsor, '60 Dodge Matador, '62 Chrysler Newport and '65 Chrysler New Yorker. Good luck with the Max Wedge! I look forward to your next video.
Love it! I do prefer my 62 Belvedere state police pursuit car! Polysphere 318 with dual quad manifold 7 leave springs tortion bars yummy yummy! Love your videos!
Most 318 poly's '62s used a 2:76, but 3:23 available. Even my '62 318 power pack is 2:76. It's written on the diff case. A hydraulic puller and a bit of heat, a tappy tap, and the rear hubs BANG off. (ok, I seem to comment on all Steve's cop car vids, sorry.)
I remember getting tires put on my 65 Dodge A100 pickup years ago. I had the service writer make sure he noted left-hand threads on drivers side lugs in big bold letters on the ticket. Thankfully no issues.
Those cars are so ugly. I had a chance to buy one in the early 80's for $200. Greatest sleeper car ever, regret not buying it. That will be a thumper with a wedge. Love the shoutout to Elwood Blues and his 74 Monaco cop car whether intentional or not.
When I started working at a local automotive repair shop in 1982, I learned the hard way . Nobody told me about the left handed studs and nuts. The car was a 65 Coronet . I ended up breaking two studs . We didn't see many Mopars with them only occasionally. We hired a young high school kid and trained him to do just mounting and balancing of tires. Nobody told him and he ended up breaking all five studs on one wheel thinking they were cross threaded . Our Ingersoll & Rand guns would snap left handed studs like twigs if you didn't pay attention .
Right, my 72 Demon had the left nutz... it makes total sense due to centrifugal forces and I imagine older wheels and tires weren't exactly balanced too great an those vibrations at the type of rpms close in there near the hub is astronomical and would take them nuts right off... same as why the dumb intake manifold or head bolts loosen up and need rechecked from sonic vibrations.
Steve, I am not sure if you know, but the Mexican Spec B bodies had a separate drum from the axle. The car still had the tapered axle, but the drum was not part of it. I did a video on that on my You Tube channel.
Steve this is an outstanding channel and NO ONE COULD DO IT BETTER!!!! I'm a Chevy guy but, I do like Mopars, Fords and others from this era to the 70s. This is great Steve,after watching you on Barrett Jackson I kinda knew it would be!!
PSS... In 1969 my mother factory ordered a 1969 Plymouth Satellite, 2 door hardtop, as follows...318 V8, NO power steering, NO power brakes, AM/FM Radio AND 3SP manual trans, column shifted, with an UNSYNCRONIZED first gear, . I learned to drive on that contraption, which was tough since I had never heard about "Double Clutching"! PS MOPAR "Bonus Tip" It had the rare "Full Horn Ring" option. Yes, for a few bucks, the aluminum colored, metal horn ring, went 360" around the steering wheel, not just the bottom holf, like most Mopars. I have not seen another with said horn ring. (I tried, with negative results, to get her to order a GTO, instead).
I am looking forward to viewing all your episodes?
Hello Steve! I rate your car TV show/RUclips videos, as some of the very best! Great info, interesting topics, without the Hollywood antics! In this episode I heard... "What they found, left hand lugnuts, on the driver's side, THE WHEEL WOULDN'T COME OFF SOONER then 'lefter' (garbled)". What were you saying there? I remember the LH lugnuts, from my time in the Auto Repair Business and that said LH nuts, resisted loosening on their own. THANKS! .
WHY,, it is one of many Mopar what were they thinking moments. Here in Oz we were forward thinking,,LH thread finished in 70. Dodge Kingsway were bolts [with l/h thread] until around 57. Clip on caps lose caps. That before those clips inevitably break. Not just Mopars. Those keyed axles,,, what were they thinking. The dumbest engineering ever and yes the drums and wheels bail off,, or occasionally you run out of drive when the key fails. Those 6 leaf springs were not for handling but to carry all the crap cop cars carry. We got those models here in Oz as 4 dr Dodge Phoneboxes, 318 A and typewriter tranny. Oz assembled. Just the base cars with upmarket trim. Not bad cars, a friend has one and they have 1/2 nuts after selling him as we both thought 7/16. Have some on order for another ATM.
Really enjoying the videos. Also, Willys used left handed threaded lugs on the left side. Found out the hard way as kids when a friend bought a 1951n pickup. Couldn't get them loose.
Steve, Los Angeles Police Department published a bunch of specs for Police cars. They didn't just choose from what was offered. Chrysler had to add a rear sway bar to the Belvedere and Coronet police cars they sold to them. 1967 for sure and possibly another year or two. It think it angered Chrysler to have to put them on just for LAPD. You will see plenty of mention of "LAPD Only" parts in the big blue 67 Parts book. I've never seen a LAPD squad car. For a while, they were searched for in junkyards for the rear sway bars, but few thought about handling back in those days. I can say that 72 Road Runners came with rear sway bars with most engines, but 1970 did not. I'd just be guessing for 1971.
A complete 67-70 b-body 8 3/4 will fit right in there, spring perchs are in the same location. Keeping the original big brakes are not worth the hassle of dealing with that dumb tapered axel. All b-body axel measurements are found in the old Direct Connection "chassis" book.
Those two-piece axles also had to be torqued to 250 FT pounds if I remember correctly. My sister had a 1964 Dodge Dart. When she had the rear bearings replaced, the shop ended up putting the the axles back on wrong, so that the left-handed studs were on the right. Argh.
My 62 Chrysler 300 had all the studs stripped by one of the previous owners , even the right side was messed up thanks to mixing left and right nuts. As far as the axle swap, I just went with an 05 grand Cherokee, disc brakes, limited slip and 3.54
I learned about the left-hand lugs the hard way. I had a '69 Chrysler Newport in '77 and 19 years old, and using an impact socket wrench, wondered why the lug nut was not loosening and the rim was concaving. The impact socket was spinning in the correct direction!!
Get the 65 axle. Both my 62 and 63 Belvedere wagons had the big brakes and the front sway bar. Couldn't bring myself to alter the 62 as it was a 361 a/c, pw pb creampuff, but the 65 axle on the 63 was soooo worth it come brake service time.
Thanks for the left hand thread factoid, some ammunition to be used in the future at just the right moment , when one of my GM friends starts up with the smack talk about Chrysler left hand threads.
My early built 1933 Dodge [code DP] used left hand threaded nuts. This pre-dated the wheel bolts, so the left threaded wheel nut on Dodge passenger cars was first used much earlier that many might think.
Some lessons about left handed lug nuts and bolts. 1. If you have all 5 on a given wheel, don't upgrade/ replace with right hand. They (left hand on left side of car ) DO help. 2. If you break a left handed stud, there are no new ones available , only right hand. So, save the left handed ones you take off if you don't want them, because someone will want them. 3 Right handed wheel studs are easy to find at the big auto stores for REAR wheels and are under two dollars each. Most mid size, full size Chrysler corp cars and half ton trucks from 1967 to 1984 and more use the same parts.
I remember those dual whitewalls from the late 60s . General even had triples around 70 . Back in the bias ply days tire buying was a yearly thing . The polyglas on my dads 73 Coronet were a big step forward but the 8 1/4 rear was a total piece of junk not up to hauling a 16 foot boat .
My dad was service manager at a Dodge dealer in the 1970’s. A customer called very angry, he was stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire on his old pickup truck. He couldn’t get the lug nuts off and blamed the dealer for over torquing them. My dad drove out with a mechanic. The lug nuts came off, no problem, when they were turned right to loosen. The man owned the truck for 15 years and never had a flat on the driver side.
LOL 5 or 6 hubcaps come off? Of course hubcaps follow bullet theory in movies? ... hummm maybe that is where they came up with the title for that movie. :)
Those left hand threads on dodge go way back. The old cars with bolts were the same such as my 41. I didn't know Pontiac and olds did that. I don't think my 47 Pontiac is like that or the 62 I used to own. Those clip on hubcaps were used on GM and dodge till the end of 54 on normal cars.
Hey Steve digging your show my grandfather had a 63 polara police car same car basically anyway wanted to let you know there is a special tool available threw the Chrysler 300 club that safely removes these axels with no damage to part or technicians look it up via 63 Chrysler 300 J was $150 bucks or so but was well worth it as I had no experience ever doing one till my dad purchased a 63 300 J years ago an I had to service the brakes an suregrip enjoyed the great Texas mopar horde experience an this police issue 62 polara! my brother bought the 300L an the pretty 65 300 witch now runs an drives an is very clean ty for your time an dedication to old cars an mopars in general I love your shows!!
unless your gonna drag race that car with serious hp, that 741 will be fine. I think besides the 742 there is one more case out there but I cant recall the numbers, 489 maybe?
Hi Steve, you have the knowledge and you make very interesting videos. The only thing I am curious of, why can't you appreciate the car the way it was made? I mean, it isn't a bad vehicle. Is it really necessary to change basically EVERYTHING in it? The engine, the gbx, the transaxle etc?
To not mushroom axle when removing drums just put nut on axle with castle part of nut facing towards backing plate flush with end of axle then use puller until drum pops free . Remove puller nut and drum . My Dad taught me that and it usually works . You might have to bang on end of axle puller to shock drum loose.
Earlier Jeeps had left hand threads on the drivers side too. I watched a guy snap them all off once, He was screaming mad but never figured out what the problem was. He didn't look, not the sharpest spoon in the drawer.
Those dual band white walls scream lates 60's early 70's. So this car has been off the road for quite a few years. Glad it was saved. We definitely need more pedestrian cars to look at when going to a car show.
In the sixties, mopar was a huge supplier of government vehicles, Back in that day, left handed thread on left hand side of government vehicles, was theorized to "self tighten" by brother has a long wheelbase ford half ton and a half truck that belonged to albuquerque police dept, In the sixties olds pontiac and such were also used as police pursuit vehicles and as mentioned muscle cars which used large brakes had them also
I think the bigger problem with that axle is that it uses a woodruff key to tie the axle to the drum vs. splines. That means all the force is on that key vs. several splines.
your enthusiasm is excellent. something about cop cars is fun. all the ones i've had were 80s and 90s chevys but this one you bought is so ugly its cool
I think you should definitely reconsider the Max Wedge conversion on such a beautifully original car. Perhaps a FAST class racer, with all the stock looks intact, would be a nicer thing to do with it. The 318 sure is no slouch when given some love!
I remember running into lt hand thread lug nuts on Chrysler cars working at my dads garage - gas station in the late 50s & early 60s... getting a stern warning from the old man about it. Seems to me some of the wheel studs on those cars had a L stamped into the end of the wheel lug....not sure about that though.
I believe those double slim white walls were only sold in 1970. A few cars came with them from the factory, too. A lot were sold aftermarket. It is interesting how belted tire lasts so long, at least as far as hold air. I have some that hold air that are nearly that old.
My dad had all Mopar back in the day and I was a slow learner. Eventually I figured out what that little "L" on the stud was.. But the ones with a bolt instead of a stud were a bear to get started on a lift.
I absolutely love this channel. Steve is a wealth of Mopar knowledge!! Definitely looking forward to this series !
wealth of knowledge of everything lol
My '69 CJ5 had left handers. It was very frustrating before I figured that out.
My 1946 cj2a jeep had lh studs on left side. When i rebuilt it i did every other lug on both sides as an anti theft device. Lol... 5.5x5 pattern wheels were getting hard to come by...
1970 was the last year for the left handed lug nuts.
I guess the left hand thread lug nut theory is out the door these days!
@ Jet Lag Heroes Honestly I think it came down to a serviceable factor & 2nd, a cost factor. Lots studs got broke, owners couldn't change tire, = lots of complaints. Then think about how much cheaper you could get a single type stud when you're ordering them by the railcar. Really at the time, those are the biggest factors in manufacturing.
In years past, if you had told me I'd be looking forward to a 4-door Dart build..........
I just found your channel. I remember you from your "Bad Seed" Chevette days. You rode in my ZZ430 Vega between stops on Power Tour years ago. It wound up with a Corvette 6 speed which was the best transmission as it kept the heat out of the radiator unlike an auto trans. I sold it through Streetside Classics in Dallas Ft Worth ( look for ZZ430 Vega). I was in Delaware but now I am in TX. You were in Cali but now you're in MA. I went to Electronic Warfare school at Ft Devens years ago. Power Tour used their parking lot as I remember for the East Coast Power Tour. It's been yers and it is good to see you are still at it. I appreciated your altered wheel base car too. This Max Wedge project should be interesting. You haven't lost your touch.
Cheers
Larry Heagren
Canyon Lake, TX
p.s. the car was in the Oct 2003 issue of HR the 12 second 20 MPG issue. It ran 12's at 120 MPH a very traction hampered launch.
Was bad seed the one with the 500 caddy motor? Memories
You are such a great teacher. I loved Junkyard Gold and am glad you’re doing more videos on RUclips.
My 61 Desoto had the left handed threads on the left side. Busted my snap on ratchet trying to remove the lug nuts taking the nuts off, then I saw an L on the stud. Lol
Also, little known fact; in my younger days there were right & left handed cigarettes as well, but, here's the thing. One of them you could safely smoke in public. The other one, humm, not so much, unless you wanted to see what the inside of that police car looked like. 🤣🤣
Ford also used left hand lugnuts in the early 80s trucks too.
Many manufacturers do with dual wheels. One nut is l/h and one r/h
Sweet Steve ,cop brakes,cop springs,cop wheels .I’m interested in the diff ratio
Elwood, is that you?
Does the cigarette lighter work..lol
@@b.abrackus6403 automatic for '62😄😄
In regards to left hand and right hand wheel nuts, ‘Lug Nuts’, Rolls Royce and Bentley used the same method on their wheels, or at least they use to. I owned a 1980 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow ll, and it had the same method, is seemed a little odd at the time.
Manchester, England.
These daily videos from Steve are great! 👍
Yup, absolutely. And keep poundin that like thumbs up
Still has the spring wrapped around the drum!!
Left or Right hand threads? Well, what really keeps the lug nuts from coming loose is a toque wrench, star pattern and double checking your work.
Great video ,looks like about 1971 tires dual white wall tires.
Sir, you are a tremendous source of information. I appreciate your enthusiasm. I grew up in a Mopar household in the 50s and 60s. You bring back some great memories. My dad had a '50 Dodge, '56 Chrysler Windsor, '60 Dodge Matador, '62 Chrysler Newport and '65 Chrysler New Yorker. Good luck with the Max Wedge! I look forward to your next video.
Give it a Dana 60
Plz ppl, which vid did u lift the floormat? I dont know how i missed the floors, bummer. cHeers.
"Backseat action" video at about the 3 minute mark.
Cheers mate@@daviderickson9445
Love it! I do prefer my 62 Belvedere state police pursuit car! Polysphere 318 with dual quad manifold 7 leave springs tortion bars yummy yummy! Love your videos!
pontiac also used left thread lugs until 1963.....
“It's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters, so it'll run good on regular gas.”
Man you’re a human enciclopedia! Great stuff Steve! Looking forward to seeing more on that cruiser.👌😎👍
Willys used left-handed lugs on the driver’s side as well.
Most 318 poly's '62s used a 2:76, but 3:23 available. Even my '62 318 power pack is 2:76. It's written on the diff case. A hydraulic puller and a bit of heat, a tappy tap, and the rear hubs BANG off. (ok, I seem to comment on all Steve's cop car vids, sorry.)
Tappy tap tap 😅
@@dewreckdeberjack9618 I blame AvE
@@moyadapne968 indubitably 😅
I remember getting tires put on my 65 Dodge A100 pickup years ago. I had the service writer make sure he noted left-hand threads on drivers side lugs in big bold letters on the ticket. Thankfully no issues.
My 1948 Ford F5 Short Bus has left hand thread lugs on left side as well! Check out my bus if you get a chance! Thanks!
I believe the last year for lh lug nuts on mopars was 1970.
Those cars are so ugly. I had a chance to buy one in the early 80's for $200. Greatest sleeper car ever, regret not buying it. That will be a thumper with a wedge. Love the shoutout to Elwood Blues and his 74 Monaco cop car whether intentional or not.
My 63 Buick Riviera had lefty's on the captains side
Interesting as always, Thanks Steve! BTW, left handed threads on Studebakers and Willys Jeeps too.
I love your knowledge steve
You gotta say it like Dan akroyd in blues brothers I still laugh every time I hear it
I had 62 skylark with left handed lugs as well
Same on a 63 Electra I had years ago.
Cool auto history!
When I started working at a local automotive repair shop in 1982, I learned the hard way . Nobody told me about the left handed studs and nuts. The car was a 65 Coronet . I ended up breaking two studs . We didn't see many Mopars with them only occasionally. We hired a young high school kid and trained him to do just mounting and balancing of tires. Nobody told him and he ended up breaking all five studs on one wheel thinking they were cross threaded . Our Ingersoll & Rand guns would snap left handed studs like twigs if you didn't pay attention .
Great history lesson on the LH lug nuts! Thanks for sharing Steve!
Steve is an encyclopedia!
My 1961 Belvedere had the left had thread.
Right, my 72 Demon had the left nutz... it makes total sense due to centrifugal forces and I imagine older wheels and tires weren't exactly balanced too great an those vibrations at the type of rpms close in there near the hub is astronomical and would take them nuts right off...
same as why the dumb intake manifold or head bolts loosen up and need rechecked from sonic vibrations.
Steve, I am not sure if you know, but the Mexican Spec B bodies had a separate drum from the axle. The car still had the tapered axle, but the drum was not part of it. I did a video on that on my You Tube channel.
Keep them comming. 👍
Steve this is an outstanding channel and NO ONE COULD DO IT BETTER!!!! I'm a Chevy guy but, I do like Mopars, Fords and others from this era to the 70s. This is great Steve,after watching you on Barrett Jackson I kinda knew it would be!!
PSS... In 1969 my mother factory ordered a 1969 Plymouth Satellite, 2 door hardtop, as follows...318 V8, NO power steering, NO power brakes, AM/FM Radio AND 3SP manual trans, column shifted, with an UNSYNCRONIZED first gear, . I learned to drive on that contraption, which was tough since I had never heard about "Double Clutching"!
PS MOPAR "Bonus Tip" It had the rare "Full Horn Ring" option. Yes, for a few bucks, the aluminum colored, metal horn ring, went 360" around the steering wheel, not just the bottom holf, like most Mopars. I have not seen another with said horn ring. (I tried, with negative results, to get her to order a GTO, instead).
I am looking forward to viewing all your episodes?
Hello Steve! I rate your car TV show/RUclips videos, as some of the very best! Great info, interesting topics, without the Hollywood antics!
In this episode I heard... "What they found, left hand lugnuts, on the driver's side, THE WHEEL WOULDN'T COME OFF SOONER then 'lefter' (garbled)". What were you saying there? I remember the LH lugnuts, from my time in the Auto Repair Business and that said LH nuts, resisted loosening on their own. THANKS!
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WHY,, it is one of many Mopar what were they thinking moments. Here in Oz we were forward thinking,,LH thread finished in 70. Dodge Kingsway were bolts [with l/h thread] until around 57.
Clip on caps lose caps. That before those clips inevitably break. Not just Mopars.
Those keyed axles,,, what were they thinking. The dumbest engineering ever and yes the drums and wheels bail off,, or occasionally you run out of drive when the key fails.
Those 6 leaf springs were not for handling but to carry all the crap cop cars carry.
We got those models here in Oz as 4 dr Dodge Phoneboxes, 318 A and typewriter tranny. Oz assembled. Just the base cars with upmarket trim. Not bad cars, a friend has one and they have 1/2 nuts after selling him as we both thought 7/16. Have some on order for another ATM.
Really enjoying the videos. Also, Willys used left handed threaded lugs on the left side. Found out the hard way as kids when a friend bought a 1951n pickup. Couldn't get them loose.
My first car, a 1961 Buick LeSabre, also had left-hand lug nuts on the driver’s side.
Steve, Los Angeles Police Department published a bunch of specs for Police cars. They didn't just choose from what was offered. Chrysler had to add a rear sway bar to the Belvedere and Coronet police cars they sold to them. 1967 for sure and possibly another year or two. It think it angered Chrysler to have to put them on just for LAPD. You will see plenty of mention of "LAPD Only" parts in the big blue 67 Parts book. I've never seen a LAPD squad car. For a while, they were searched for in junkyards for the rear sway bars, but few thought about handling back in those days.
I can say that 72 Road Runners came with rear sway bars with most engines, but 1970 did not. I'd just be guessing for 1971.
My 1967 Jeep CJ also had left hand studs/nuts. I changed that right quick!
A complete 67-70 b-body 8 3/4 will fit right in there, spring perchs are in the same location. Keeping the original big brakes are not worth the hassle of dealing with that dumb tapered axel. All b-body axel measurements are found in the old Direct Connection "chassis" book.
Those two-piece axles also had to be torqued to 250 FT pounds if I remember correctly.
My sister had a 1964 Dodge Dart. When she had the rear bearings replaced, the shop ended up putting the the axles back on wrong, so that the left-handed studs were on the right. Argh.
My 62 Chrysler 300 had all the studs stripped by one of the previous owners , even the right side was messed up thanks to mixing left and right nuts. As far as the axle swap, I just went with an 05 grand Cherokee, disc brakes, limited slip and 3.54
I learned about the left-hand lugs the hard way. I had a '69 Chrysler Newport in '77 and 19 years old, and using an impact socket wrench, wondered why the lug nut was not loosening and the rim was concaving. The impact socket was spinning in the correct direction!!
Get the 65 axle. Both my 62 and 63 Belvedere wagons had the big brakes and the front sway bar. Couldn't bring myself to alter the 62 as it was a 361 a/c, pw pb creampuff, but the 65 axle on the 63 was soooo worth it come brake service time.
Thanks for the left hand thread factoid, some ammunition to be used in the future at just the right moment , when one of my GM friends starts up with the smack talk about Chrysler left hand threads.
Did the 62/65 cars get the torque boxes reinforced like the later 66up HP B bodies?
strange they installed heavy duty suspension and brakes on a 318 car with an open dif . it'll turn out beautiful though with Steve working his magic .
Man, I’m so jealous of people who have old stuff in junkyards around them…WA state has done their best to legislate them out of existence.
@3:45 - The Steve Mag's bobblehead doll. Just in time for Christmas - A great gift idea!
My early built 1933 Dodge [code DP] used left hand threaded nuts. This pre-dated the wheel bolts, so the left threaded wheel nut on Dodge passenger cars was first used much earlier that many might think.
Some lessons about left handed lug nuts and bolts. 1. If you have all 5 on a given wheel, don't upgrade/ replace with right hand. They (left hand on left side of car ) DO help. 2. If you break a left handed stud, there are no new ones available , only right hand. So, save the left handed ones you take off if you don't want them, because someone will want them. 3 Right handed wheel studs are easy to find at the big auto stores for REAR wheels and are under two dollars each. Most mid size, full size Chrysler corp cars and half ton trucks from 1967 to 1984 and more use the same parts.
2:47. Isuzu NPR turbo diesel delivery box trucks use left hand lug nuts on the drivers side to this day. Right hand on the passenger side.
In 1977 in high school I had a 63 Olds F-85 215 aluminum engine. It had left hand threads just like that.
Surprised it did t come with Sure-Grip! Especially it being a police car!
Hmmmmmm
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Really max wedge 4 doors in 62? Were they offered to the public or only cop cars? Seem temperamental for cop cars.
I remember those dual whitewalls from the late 60s . General even had triples around 70 . Back in the bias ply days tire buying was a yearly thing . The polyglas on my dads 73 Coronet were a big step forward but the 8 1/4 rear was a total piece of junk not up to hauling a 16 foot boat .
My dad was service manager at a Dodge dealer in the 1970’s. A customer called very angry, he was stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire on his old pickup truck. He couldn’t get the lug nuts off and blamed the dealer for over torquing them. My dad drove out with a mechanic. The lug nuts came off, no problem, when they were turned right to loosen. The man owned the truck for 15 years and never had a flat on the driver side.
LOL 5 or 6 hubcaps come off? Of course hubcaps follow bullet theory in movies? ... hummm maybe that is where they came up with the title for that movie. :)
I have 2 '49 C cab Studebaker trucks and they have LH threaded wheel studs on the Left side that is Factory equipped.
Those left hand threads on dodge go way back. The old cars with bolts were the same such as my 41. I didn't know Pontiac and olds did that. I don't think my 47 Pontiac is like that or the 62 I used to own. Those clip on hubcaps were used on GM and dodge till the end of 54 on normal cars.
Hey Steve digging your show my grandfather had a 63 polara police car same car basically anyway wanted to let you know there is a special tool available threw the Chrysler 300 club that safely removes these axels with no damage to part or technicians look it up via 63 Chrysler 300 J was $150 bucks or so but was well worth it as I had no experience ever doing one till my dad purchased a 63 300 J years ago an I had to service the brakes an suregrip enjoyed the great Texas mopar horde experience an this police issue 62 polara!
my brother bought the 300L an the pretty 65 300 witch now runs an drives an is very clean ty for your time an dedication to old cars an mopars in general I love your shows!!
unless your gonna drag race that car with serious hp, that 741 will be fine. I think besides the 742 there is one more case out there but I cant recall the numbers, 489 maybe?
Hi Steve, you have the knowledge and you make very interesting videos. The only thing I am curious of, why can't you appreciate the car the way it was made? I mean, it isn't a bad vehicle. Is it really necessary to change basically EVERYTHING in it? The engine, the gbx, the transaxle etc?
chrysler wasn't the only manufacturer to use the left hand lug nuts pontiac did back in the old days too
My ‘63 Superior Pontiac Bonneville Ambulance had left-hand wheel studs on the Driver’s side. They’ve since been switched to standard.
To not mushroom axle when removing drums just put nut on axle with castle part of nut facing towards backing plate flush with end of axle then use puller until drum pops free . Remove puller nut and drum . My Dad taught me that and it usually works . You might have to bang on end of axle puller to shock drum loose.
1966-7 b-body 8.75’s bolt right in also. There not as wide as the 68-70 models
Jeeps as well used the left hand lugnuts which I realized after I snapped 4 of them of on the CJ5 my dad and I bought.
Earlier Jeeps had left hand threads on the drivers side too. I watched a guy snap them all off once, He was screaming mad but never figured out what the problem was. He didn't look, not the sharpest spoon in the drawer.
The 1970 model year was the final time Chrysler used reverse lug nuts.😮
Those dual band white walls scream lates 60's early 70's. So this car has been off the road for quite a few years. Glad it was saved. We definitely need more pedestrian cars to look at when going to a car show.
In the sixties, mopar was a huge supplier of government vehicles,
Back in that day, left handed thread on left hand side of government vehicles, was theorized to "self tighten" by brother has a long wheelbase ford half ton and a half truck that belonged to albuquerque police dept,
In the sixties olds pontiac and such were also used as police pursuit vehicles and as mentioned muscle cars which used large brakes had them also
Think International Harvester half tons had left hand threads. Can’t remember.
Had a 1972 Ford Courier, by Mazda that had left hand lug nuts on drivers side.
I got the chry brake drum puller it has the hammer style knock off it well fold up a heavy built drum I haven't used it in years
Mr. Magnante you are an encyclopedia of info. Will be along for the ride on this Dart build.👍👍
I think the bigger problem with that axle is that it uses a woodruff key to tie the axle to the drum vs. splines. That means all the force is on that key vs. several splines.
your enthusiasm is excellent. something about cop cars is fun. all the ones i've had were 80s and 90s chevys but this one you bought is so ugly its cool
If you payed 5k for it then it must be worth 5k to you. A diamond only has value when it's in demand.
I think you should definitely reconsider the Max Wedge conversion on such a beautifully original car. Perhaps a FAST class racer, with all the stock looks intact, would be a nicer thing to do with it. The 318 sure is no slouch when given some love!
My 62 Buick had left hand thread lug nuts. Found out after I broke the first stuff, 🙄
If, ......yes of course....I like this video. I'm jumping from one video to the next! Have a great weekend everyone!
I remember running into lt hand thread lug nuts on Chrysler cars working at my dads garage - gas station in the late 50s & early 60s... getting a stern warning from the old man about it. Seems to me some of the wheel studs on those cars had a L stamped into the end of the wheel lug....not sure about that though.
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Looking forward to seeing the evolution of this project...
All the 1959 Cadillacs in my friends garage have left hand threads on the left side.
I believe those double slim white walls were only sold in 1970. A few cars came with them from the factory, too. A lot were sold aftermarket. It is interesting how belted tire lasts so long, at least as far as hold air. I have some that hold air that are nearly that old.
My dad had all Mopar back in the day and I was a slow learner. Eventually I figured out what that little "L" on the stud was.. But the ones with a bolt instead of a stud were a bear to get started on a lift.