G.R. Patterson III wrote:

>
> Larry wrote:
>
>>I *think* it was right-hand thread on the right side, and left-hand
>>thread on left side. The theory, as I recall, was that if a lug nut came
>>loose, the forward motion of the vehicle would be more likely to keep
>>the nut from working its way off the stud.
>
>
> That's definitely the idea, as I recall, but I still think they marked the left-hand
> threaded lugs. IIRC, they stamped the end of the lug with an "L" on one side of the
> car.
>
> BTW, I also remember it being the left side of the car that had the left-hand
> threads. I worked at a gas station in the mid-60s, and ran into it in the usual way.
> :-)
>

So YOU'RE the guy that put the two right hand thread studs on my old
Dart... #$%&^%^( <G>

nate

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