What other cars have lefthand threaded wheel nuts?
What other cars have lefthand threaded wheel nuts?
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jamieandthemagic

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629 posts

221 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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My 1971 Alfa Giulia GT junior has lefthand threaded wheel nuts on the near side.

After some different nuts and actually wondered what other older classics also suffer this idiosyncrasy.

It always confuses the hell out of tyre fitters.

grumpy52

6,055 posts

195 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Transits always had different threads on n/s or o/s , very confusing changing wheels .

Scotty2

1,469 posts

295 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Most heavy commercials have LH threads on the N/S...As does my Bentley Turbo RL.

black and green

669 posts

220 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Late 60's / early 70's Dodge, Plymouth and Chryslers. Rolls and Bentley up to late 80's.

sparkey

789 posts

313 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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all cars with knock on wheels (Ok, spinners rather than nuts...)

a8hex

5,832 posts

252 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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sparkey said:
all cars with knock on wheels (Ok, spinners rather than nuts...)
It's more fun when they don't.


dryden

361 posts

198 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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I had a 1965 Alfa Romeo 2600 sprint with L/H thread on the left.
My 1971 GTV however had conventional threads.

williamp

20,381 posts

302 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Aston DBS V8 and V8 range up to 1990. Not sure about the Virage which followed.


neutral 3

8,502 posts

199 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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Austin Gipsy 4x4 ( 1958-68 ) the " Most Underated 4x4 By Far" had them.

prpr

20 posts

161 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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Not a car, but some old Bedford vans. Type used for Ambulances. Nobody told ambulance driver. Patient died.

silverfoxcc

8,371 posts

174 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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black and green said:
Late 60's / early 70's Dodge, Plymouth and Chryslers. Rolls and Bentley up to late 80's.
When i was on the Driving course at Crewe in 1990, the Seraph/Arnage series were still LH/RH threads
Not sure what happened after the split but would imagine it is still current

NigelAllen

104 posts

216 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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Some early 60's Fiats.

End of each wheel bolt were usually marked' S' or 'D'

(Sinistra/ Dexter)

S0 What

3,358 posts

201 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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grumpy52 said:
Transits always had different threads on n/s or o/s , very confusing changing wheels .
only the 6 stud twin wheelers had LH thread (Mk1 to 4) i think it ro do with weight on commercials ?

williamp

20,381 posts

302 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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silverfoxcc said:
black and green said:
Late 60's / early 70's Dodge, Plymouth and Chryslers. Rolls and Bentley up to late 80's.
When i was on the Driving course at Crewe in 1990, the Seraph/Arnage series were still LH/RH threads
Not sure what happened after the split but would imagine it is still current
I think Bentley took rh threads, RR took the lh threads jester

lowdrag

13,183 posts

242 months

Monday 2nd June 2014
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Must say, I was once asked by someone about my car. They'd never heard of a car made by "Undo"! Of course, spinners are handed, but I hope I live to see the day once more when an E-type and its wheel part company because they've been put on the wrong side.

jamieandthemagic

Original Poster:

629 posts

221 months

Monday 2nd June 2014
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lowdrag said:
Must say, I was once asked by someone about my car. They'd never heard of a car made by "Undo"! Of course, spinners are handed, but I hope I live to see the day once more when an E-type and its wheel part company because they've been put on the wrong side.
That's a bit like the mechanic who asked why my engine was requesting 0170 spec oil. As he'd never heard of it............... So I pointed out he was reading the Italian "OLIO" upside down.

What a muppet.

ADP68

528 posts

200 months

Tuesday 3rd June 2014
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My Bentley s3 always confuses tyre fitters