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Ah, but does RH refer to the thread or to the side on which it's to be mounted? Ditto for LH.
For the spinners noted in the picture, RH refers to the right hand side (passenger) and LH refers to left hand side. Don't know how that relates to right hand and left hand threads, never understood which one tightened which way. I know on the 52 Plymouth I had in high school, the passenger side lugs turned counter clockwise to tighten. I always had to stop and think about it when taking off a wheel.
Ah, but does RH refer to the thread or to the side on which it's to be mounted? Ditto for LH.
You'd find out right quick if you tried to put a RH thread spinner on a LH threaded adapter.
I'm in the camp that believe is doesn't matter which side goes with which thread but I don't suggest anyone do other than the instructions. I have. I saw no problem.
I have a car with center lock hubs. The easy way to remember how to tighten is to remember the phrase "Tight ***" The knock-off should tighten when rotated toward the rear of the car.
The torque spec for the KO nut/spinner is 450 lb ft. Not at all likely to fall off at that amount of torque. Wasn't it "eight blows with the supplied lead hammer" in the owners manual?
I've driven cars with KO wheels all over this country and never had one come loose.
Edit: Found the (original) KO wheel instruction card that came with a 65 that I once owned. I'm pretty sure reproductions are available.
Those instructions about the 8 good whacks always had me wonder.......Wouldn't the 6'5", 250lb guy's 8 whacks be quite different than the 5'3" 145lb guy's 8 whacks.? I give mine a lot more than 8, and also make sure they were started when off the ground so they seat properly, then finish them on the ground to get them good and snug.....Just makes me feel good anyway..!
Those instructions about the 8 good whacks always had me wonder.......Wouldn't the 6'5", 250lb guy's 8 whacks be quite different than the 5'3" 145lb guy's 8 whacks.? I give mine a lot more than 8, and also make sure they were started when off the ground so they seat properly, then finish them on the ground to get them good and snug.....Just makes me feel good anyway..!
Well, I suppose that's why some wheels fall off because they're not tight enough and some crack around the nut seat because Bruno the gorilla installed them.
I can hear when my KO spinners are tight when I hit it with the hammer. They make a different sound when they get to around the correct torque.
Well, I'll try this again. My post disappeared.
The instruction card above, plus the adaptors are marked, use the correct long lug nuts, the spinners are marked. How can anyone not get this right? But, it won't go away here for some reason.
Well, I'll try this again. My post disappeared.
The instruction card above, plus the adaptors are marked, use the correct long lug nuts, the spinners are marked. How can anyone not get this right? But, it won't go away here for some reason.
I don't have a 64 AIM her to find the revision but I think the first sets of KO's installed at St Louis were installed with the original length/short lug nuts. KO wheels could easily be installed incorrectly, over the lug nuts instead of being correctly indexed over the pins. That's why the long nuts were added in production.
I think you're right about the adapters being marked left or right?
When I first dropped in here to the CF about ten years ago, it seemed like half the pictures of cars with KO wheels had the adapters/spinners on the wrong side.
Last edited by Critter1; May 13, 2020 at 10:08 PM.
I think I know why the KO spinners were shown as being on the wrong side in many early release GM photos. I have the original print for the early release spinner and only one part number is shown but the OFF characters with arrow would be stamped depending on which thread it would have, left or right.
In all the GM photos that 427 sidepipes posted, (post #13) all the spinners on the right side are correct but those on the left side appear to be incorrect for that side. Just like in my print. Only one side was made but threaded either left or right and the correct arrow added to the stamped OFF characters.
I think we figured it out.
Last edited by Critter1; May 14, 2020 at 07:21 AM.
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