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Mar 31, 2002 | 11:05 AM

TyVette01

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From: Philly

is this alright?

painted my calipers yesterday and when i was putting on the wheels i lost a lug. is it safe to drive around with a lug missing? TIA! :confused:

Mar 31, 2002 | 11:21 AM

kwik8racr

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Re: is this alright? (TyVette01)

I wouldnt worry about it, you should be safe until you get a new one, I probably wouldnt do any hard cornering though :cheers:

Mar 31, 2002 | 11:28 AM

Charlie LI NY

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Re: is this alright? (TyVette01)

I don't think it's a good idea. With the lug nut missing you will put undue strain on the others and may warp the rotor. I have read on the forum that you should torque the lug nuts slowly in a star pattern starting with 30ftlbs on each then 60FTlbs working up to 100ftlbs. Just my 2 cents. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=159331

[Modified by Charlie LI NY, 10:41 AM 3/31/2002]

Mar 31, 2002 | 11:55 AM

MilYellow02

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Re: is this alright? (TyVette01)

You will be fine. I drove about 25,000 miles on custom rims with big rotors and not one problem with 4 lugs on my previous sports car

[Modified by MilYellow02, 3:56 PM 3/31/2002]

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