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Brass lug nut

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1goldsniper

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Found the other day a brass lug nut with an L stamped in the middle of it. First guess was that is must be the left side lug nut for a Dodge. But who would make a lug nut out of brass? As most lug nut have a hole all the way thru this is capped off with the L stamped on the end. Any help on this?
 
Probably a left hand thread and guessing brass so that the lug nut threads would strip out before breaking the stud when over tightened while attempting to loosen it in the wrong direction.... Righty tighty - lefty loosely would not apply in this instance.
 
Found it !
It is a left hand threaded 9/16" lug nut that Studebaker used from 1920-1924 Thanks to Erskine & Rockne Auto Club on the internet.
 
Cool! Picture?
 
Some earlier cars (including our 65 Dart) used left handed threads on one side of the car. The idea is similar to the reverse threads on a lathe to counter act any loosening of the jaws while turning.
 
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