Posted by DJ in WA [174.226.128.145] on Saturday, June 01, 2013 at 21:01:59 :
I'm putting a set of tubeless steel wheels from a 1970 w200 (might be from a 70's ford originally) on my dad's '64 d200 to replace the split rims.
The tubeless and split rim lug nuts appear to have a slight (5% at most) difference in bevel angle - where they interface with the rim. But both sets have some wear and it's tough to tell for sure.
I've seen a major difference in angles between 1970s dodge and ihc 8 lug wheels/nuts, but this isn't so obvious.
Maybe it's my imagination or it's just a slight difference that wouldn't matter...?
Just so I don't have to think about it, I'm matching lug nuts with the wheels they were on. Thought there was discussion previously but didn't find it in the archive.