This thing is bad ass
This thing is bad ass
Last edited by mustangmike6996; 08-14-2018 at 12:51 AM.
Right now it has the steel flange nuts and short aluminum spacers shown in the picture. I thought about the aluminum lugs, but more importantly the beadlock bolts. I keep looking for a deal on titanium bolts. There are 96 5/16"X1.25" grade 8 bolts around the outside of the rims!
I'm about to change studs and was going to eliminate the spacer/washer all together. I need to find a aluminum lug I like first. We were going to use titanium bolts in our beadlock until countless others told us that you will break at least 1 or 2 bolts each time you change tires. I guess the titanium gulls up real bad no matter how much anti seeze you use.
Good info on titanium, thanks.
I wanted to keep the small aluminum lug spacers for 2 reasons. To prevent galling the wheel center, plus there is a small amount of the unthreaded stud shank protruding through the wheel so the lug won't fully tighten against the wheel without it.
Awesome work again Joe!! Beautiful car.
1986 Mustang GT 412W
2016 Dodge Challenger Hellcat
If Ya Ain't First, Your Last! "Ricky Bobby"
Thanks Chris!
I spent Sunday afternoon swapping out the 275 Pro's for a set of M/T 28X10.5W's. The car will fit a 29.5X10.5W, but my converter and gearing work well on 28's so I'll try these out. I knew the radials were heavy and expected to save a bit with the slicks. The slicks are 3 lbs lighter each, but the tubes weigh 6 lbs so it gained 3 lbs per wheel... I really loved the radials on a good track, and it had a best 60' of 1.10 at the old weight, but I want to be able to get down a marginal track more often and I'll probably try my luck at Milan's Outlaw 632 class at small block weight.
I also opted out on the titanium beadlock bolts for $370 and hit up Mcmaster Carr for a shiney new set of grade 8 bolts for $20 lol.
[IMG]20180812_123014 by Joe Pinsoneault, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]20180812_145727 by Joe Pinsoneault, on Flickr[/IMG]
Last edited by JoeP.; 08-13-2018 at 11:11 PM.
$370 for bolts is a whole lot of ouch. What would the weight savings be between titanium and steel?
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