02-22-2005, 01:40 PM
Okay, so let's lay it out in the open. I take wheels on and off my car more time in a year than most "normal" people do for the lifetime of thier ownership of a car. Putting the wheels on and threading the lug nuts on the 240 is a royal PITA and I'm getting tired of it. So, I've come up with a couple of options and want to see if you can come up with something different and get some feedback.
Fact 1: Toyota wheel stud has a different head pattern than the Nissan head
Fact 2: Thread pitch of the Toyota and Nissan studs are not the same
Option 1: order some longer wheel studs of the same thread pitch and head and use my current lug nut. Longer studs makes it super easy to put the wheel on and start threading the lug nut, and should also be pretty readily available.
Option 2: I can get a set of stock mkIII lug nuts for < $10. These are about 3x as long as a normal lug nut, so they should thread pretty easily. Get a set of wheel studs with the Nissan head and the thread pitch of the supra lug nut.
I'm leaning toward option 1, but I wanted to see if anybody could come up with something more creative or more effective, or find a reason not to do this.
Fact 1: Toyota wheel stud has a different head pattern than the Nissan head
Fact 2: Thread pitch of the Toyota and Nissan studs are not the same
Option 1: order some longer wheel studs of the same thread pitch and head and use my current lug nut. Longer studs makes it super easy to put the wheel on and start threading the lug nut, and should also be pretty readily available.
Option 2: I can get a set of stock mkIII lug nuts for < $10. These are about 3x as long as a normal lug nut, so they should thread pretty easily. Get a set of wheel studs with the Nissan head and the thread pitch of the supra lug nut.
I'm leaning toward option 1, but I wanted to see if anybody could come up with something more creative or more effective, or find a reason not to do this.