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on the pictured lugs for all my split rims and all are on the lug to the right of the rim attachment.

The other three are still nice and round and the demountable rim bolt nuts fit good. Noticed this same oval shape on two spare split rims as well.

Any input would be great.

It is possible that the joint where the two sides of the rim come together at the split, might be slightly off center. I think mine are like that too, but wouldn't worry about it. If you keep all the lugs tight it should be just fine. If you have the proper bolts and nuts, the beveled edge of the nut will tighten down on the lug and keep everything in line. Just remember these rims might be 96 years old and has seen a lot of wear during it's lifetime.
Norm

Thanks Norm, seems odd the same wear on the same lug location for all these rims. Might be some outward flex while driving on that particular lug from the split rim tie plate, over time creating the wear in that upper 1-2 O'clock position.

There is nothing wrong with your rims. They were made that way.

Most people don’t know the lug bolts are supposed to be swedged into the felloes (not removable). The oval lug hole near the valve stem makes it possible to swing the rim onto the felloe over that bolt without distorting the valve stem which originally would have been metal and is not flexible!

TT truck 23” rear wheels are similar in the fact that the two lugs near the valve stem actually have big open notches in them.

well thank you Adam! I thought it was very odd that the same oval slot @ 1-2 O'clock on all those rims just "happened". Thank you MTFCA.

If you weld up that oval and refinish it, the only way the rim will go on the felloe is if you drive the bolt out first, and then push it back through your "restored" lug hole. Adam is correct. The same goes for 30" beaded edge rims. On Chev rims, where the valve stem hole is even closer to the lug. that lug had to be slotted so the valve stem and lug could be lowered into place.

Allan from down under.

I will add a "third" answer that the lug holes by the valve stem are correct when left "oval"