Tomorrow I'm going to be getting a sweet set of SBP Crager ss mags for the Valiant. They're coming with all the lug nuts and washers. Here's my problem. The wheel studs on the front drivers side are a reverse thread. What do I need to know to find the correct lug nuts for it , or where can I find them? I'd just pop them out and put in normal thread studs, but I've been told that they pressed them into the hub in a way that makes it damn near impossible to get them out. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!!!! Thanks!!!!1

Go to a tire store and order left hand thread lug nuts. Cheaper and easier.

How old are those lugs you have now? And has anyone in the dim dark past tried to remove the nuts by turning them REALLY HARD the wrong direction?

Sounds like a good excuse to get new studs. It can be a little tough, depending on what tools you have available, but it's cheap insurance.

Also, are they sending 7/16" or 1/2" nuts?

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1964 Valiant V200, 225/Pushbutton 904
BBD, CAI, HEI, LBP, AC, AM/FM/USB, EIEIO

Honestly, I don't know if anyone has messed with them in the past, but they look to be in good shape. I've had the car for a year and haven't had an issue with it and wouldn't if I wasn't getting these rims. I really don't have a problem with just putting in new studs, I'd actually prefer that. I just was told that it would be very difficult to do and could possibly damage my hub. I've done it in the past on other cars and it hasn't been a big deal, but I just have garage tools and no press or anything and really don't want to f up my hub. So, I should just take a big hammer and drive out the old studs and drive in some new ones if possible, right? Thanks for your time and help.

Find someone with a press to remove and reinstall the studs unless you can figure a way to hammer them out perfectly straightly in a single stroke.

For what it's worth, I've found that using a big hammer to knock out damaged Mopar studs, and pulling the new ones in with a nut worked just fine.

Other people have told me that when they tried to use a press to remove the studs on Mopars, they damaged the flange.

You can definately distort/ bend the hub while pounding the old studs out. The last ones I took out I did the following.
1) Cut off stud with a grinder close to flush with the drum.
2) Center punch stud and drill a small 3/16 or 1/4" hole in the center
of the stud.
3) Then take a 1/2 drill bit and drill in the above hole until you reach
the swaged part of the stud
4) Bump with a small hammer and punch and they came right out

Good luck

Rick

The trick to using a press is to support as much as possible of what isn't supposed to move, while giving the part you want to move a good place to go. Axles are a bit tricky because of the shaft length. You want the shaft free and the flange suppored everywhere except under the lug to be removed. This is where a nice shop press; an assortment of metal chunks, odd sizes and lengths of pipes, and a calibrated eyeball all come in handy.

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"When you find a big kettle of crazy, it's best not to stir it." - Pointy-haired Boss

1964 Valiant V200, 225/Pushbutton 904
BBD, CAI, HEI, LBP, AC, AM/FM/USB, EIEIO

Buy a right hand side drum and hub assembly. Put it on the left side.