Wheel to Rim bolts
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Jed
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Wheel to Rim bolts
how tight should we tighten the four bolts that attach the rim to the wheel?
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CudaMan
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Re: Wheel to Rim bolts
30 foot pounds would be a good start, IMO. There is no need to graunch down on them so hard that the lug tabs are pulled down into contact with the wheel felloe. 
Mark Strange
Hillsboro, MO
1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)
Hillsboro, MO
1924 Cut-off Touring (now a pickup)
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Jed
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Re: Wheel to Rim bolts
Thank you Mark.
Jed
Jed
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Allan
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Re: Wheel to Rim bolts
Unless the felloe and/or the rim have been worn where they engage, the lugs should never fit up to the felloe. I tighten each nut in turn, a little at a time, adjusting the runout in the rim as I go. They need to be tight, but not overdone. I check them after use to make sure they are set. After that, treat them as you would your modern car.
Hope this helps.
Allan from down under.
Hope this helps.
Allan from down under.