minilites

[68Formula]

It's like the joke where you can read it two ways....



"The guys nuts... grab 'em!"

[TonyL]

Tony,

Do you know the source of these stainless ones???

Nick

PM member Musclecarjohn. He's the guy with the hookup on how to get those lugnuts. A machinist buddy of his makes them on a case by case basis.

[vanzuuk1]

Is there another place to get these elusive nuts? 400 is too steep and phils wont work for me.....help.

[Rick Dorion]

Dirk the dvd's are too cool. I need a time machine. Think I need to create a vert trans-am replica!

[lvrpool32]

Is there another place to get these elusive nuts? 400 is too steep and phils wont work for me.....help.

Dirk, I just took a set of shank style ones and am having a machine shop do a 60 degree tapered seat on them. As they are doing them at their leisure dont think it will cost me that much.

Nick

[wendell]

I just read through this post. Are folks looking for the long shank, no taper lug nuts? If so I 'm pretty sure I can track them down. We have a few hands full of chromed ones in the shop.

As an aside, did the guy making stailess steel lugs endorse them? I can think of a single attribute that SS has that would make it atractive for a lug nut.

[TonyL]

actually, I think they are looking for tapered ones. Finding ones that are flat shanked is still hard. But finding ones that are tapered is nigh impossible.

[wendell]

If some one posts a pic I'd be let confused and possibly more helpful.

[Rick Dorion]

I'll check tonight. I believe the Vintage Wheel Works are shanked but I'll confirm.

[vanzuuk1]

Nick , I will give you a jingle.

[buickfunnycar.com]

You want $400 lug nuts? You people are insane! Please send your unwanted money to me. I will find it a good home. I need a nice decent set of rims, but can't afford them. My last ones were $1000 for a set but they look dated.

Those stainless steel long-style trans-am lug nuts on the Yellow '69 Z/28 are of my car...I have them on all three of my cars...and I can attest I am not insane.Some people wouldn't pay $1200 for 3 sets of lug nuts,some will...plain & simple.If you want the look and you want to play,sometimes ya gotta pay.

I have two sets of PSE long-style lugs too,those are the shank style and won't work with the VWW wheels...or any modern wheels that I can think of.I use those exclusively for my older AR 200S wheels.They are just flash polished and zinc plated and eventually,they peel & flake...prolly why I have two sets.

PM me guys if you need the machinist's name.I had some nice detailed close-up pics in my photobucket account but I must have deleted them.

[70RT/SE]

actually, I think they are looking for tapered ones. Finding ones that are flat shanked is still hard. But finding ones that are tapered is nigh impossible.

There is a guy I met at the local cruise spot that has a 69 z-28 with real minilites. He has the long Trans Am lug nuts. I asked him where he got them and he said a shop in Georgia...I think.

Do the real minilites use tapered lug nuts?

[buickfunnycar.com]

There is a guy I met at the local cruise spot that has a 69 z-28 with real minilites. He has the long Trans Am lug nuts. I asked him where he got them and he said a shop in Georgia...I think.

Do the real minilites use tapered lug nuts?

My buddy owns this car...and has since it was new.He has one set of the modern minilights you see here and has another one on order and I believe they require tapered lugs.This car is now used exclusively for track events:

[Rick Dorion]

I checked the lugnuts on my VWW - they have a short shank, perhaps 1/4" and beveled base. Kind of a hybrid!

[NvrDun71]

Fixed the area code for you. ;) He has a student working for him part time, so I guess you could say it is a one and half man operation.

I can say without doubt that he is getting my business.

Did you ever order the PS Engr. minilites? Pics?

[dipren443]

Did you ever order the PS Engr. minilites? Pics?

I am in the process of ordering mine right now. I had to wait until I had my tax refund. I just processed my tax refund and I am working on placing the order. Just trying to determine what backspacing I want to run. Expect pics in the next month or so.

[buickfunnycar.com]

I am in the process of ordering mine right now. I had to wait until I had my tax refund. I just processed my tax refund and I am working on placing the order. Just trying to determine what backspacing I want to run. Expect pics in the next month or so.

Awesome...will look forward to seeing them.
What b/spacing are you considering and what size tires?

[dipren443]

Awesome...will look forward to seeing them.
What b/spacing are you considering and what size tires?

I am currently trying to figure out all of this. I just sent Phil an email asking for the clearance from the back of the spoke to the hub/rotor mating surface. I am also in the process of trying to nail down my brake package... I am going to be running Porsche Brembo Big Reds. I want to make sure I have ZERO clearance issues. Once I have the dimensions of the caliper, the clearance referenced above and I know what rotor offset I will be running, I will nail all of this down.

Wow, that seemed like a mouthful there...

Plans are to run
F: 17x8 or 8.5 and R: 17x9.5
Tire: As much as I can fit.

[buickfunnycar.com]

I am currently trying to figure out all of this. I just sent Phil an email asking for the clearance from the back of the spoke to the hub/rotor mating surface. I am also in the process of trying to nail down my brake package... I am going to be running Porsche Brembo Big Reds. I want to make sure I have ZERO clearance issues. Once I have the dimensions of the caliper, the clearance referenced above and I know what rotor offset I will be running, I will nail all of this down.

Wow, that seemed like a mouthful there...

Plans are to run
F: 17x8 or 8.5 and R: 17x9.5
Tire: As much as I can fit.

Is this on a '69 Camaro?
If so,4.875" b/s on a 8" wide wheel and 5.5" b/s on a 9.5" wide wheel should work nicely.You could even go to 5" b/s on the fronts but 4.875" is very safe.I run that same combo on my VWW V-40's with 245/45's & 285/40's...fit's perfect.
I have some 315/35's I bought cheap (Sumitomo's) that I want to try on the 9.5's.I know 10" is the minimum wheel width recommended but I want to see if I can squeeze those on the '69 for that old-school T/A look.

[dipren443]

Is this on a '69 Camaro?
If so,4.875" b/s on a 8" wide wheel and 5.5" b/s on a 9.5" wide wheel should work nicely.You could even go to 5" b/s on the fronts but 4.875" is very safe.I run that same combo on my VWW V-40's with 245/45's & 285/40's...fit's perfect.
I have some 315/35's I bought cheap (Sumitomo's) that I want to try on the 9.5's.I know 10" is the minimum wheel width recommended but I want to see if I can squeeze those on the '69 for that old-school T/A look.

John,

These are going on a second gen Camaro. I know there are tried and true BS measurements for these widths, however, what I am most concerned with are the calipers. The wheels will be going on way before the brakes. I wish I could afford to do both at the same time, but just can't. Therefore I am just trying to do a make shift mockup with caliper position before I make my final decision.

Nick



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