Wheel bolt conversion

[lonkey99]

Does anyone know a way to get rid of the left hand threads and install right hand thread wheel studs?

[greg g]

drill out the holes press in studs, but why??? If you switch to disc brake set up that will take care of the fronts. If you swap in a rear end that will deal with the rears. In the meantime, they been workig for 60 years.....

[lonkey99]

The main reason I want to change is that the wheels I want to use have a lug nut with a shoulder that fits over the stud between the stud and the wheel. I think your suggestion about pressing in studs is probably the way I'll have to go.

[Don Coatney]

The main reason I want to change is that the wheels I want to use have a lug nut with a shoulder that fits over the stud between the stud and the wheel. I think your suggestion about pressing in studs is probably the way I'll have to go.

Can you post a picture of this?

[Scruffy49]

Are you planning to run aluminum rims that take a deep seat lug nut? Something like real Cragars or Americans that use a washer under the nut?

Any steel wheel should work fine with the stock mounting bolts. My 49 truck is wearing 1978 4x4 rims on stock drums and studs. Ranger 14/15" wheels will work, steel or aluminum, but you need to break off the small stud sticking out of your drum.

I'm planning to run 1978 L'il Red Express rims on my 49 truck, they work fine with the stock system. Just need to order some spider caps to cover the lug heads. Or swing by Pilot, Love's, Flying J, etc and get some nut covers.

Just don't take the whole car to the tire shop, the kids behind the impact wrench don't understand the concept of reverse threads.

Take your drums to a machine shop and have them press the studs in if you need to run deep seat (mag) lug nuts.

Edited June 5, 2011 by Scruffy49

[1941Rick]

find another set of hubs that are right hand and install studs