My 17 year old son is restroing a 1965 289 Mustand Coupe. He has put Edelbrock wheels on the vehicle but the lug nuts keep coming loose, especially on the front driver's side. Thanks in advance.

A Concerned Dad

 

Are you sure the lugnuts are the correct thread and size and the right shape for the wheel to allow it to tighten up good?

 

Check the lug bolt threads. If they are in good shape, then you probably have the wrong lug nuts. If not, then replace the lug bolts.

 

And be sure you turn the tire iron to the right...[8D]

 

Step one; go by a good tire store and ask someone to look at the rim, lug nuts, hub and studs.

Lug nuts are 1/2-20, so you can use that as a gauge to determine if in fact you have the correct size. I'm not familiar with those rims, but they will have one of two nut seats. Either it will have a recessed Chamfer, or a flat but oversized hole. The recessed chamfer uses a "cone" shaped lug nut. The flat seat with the oversized hole uses a "T" shaped lug nut that allows the base of the lug nut to fit inside the hole.

No matter which type you have, it is imperative that you use anti-sieze on the seating portion of the lug nut, and a torque wrench (torque to 105 lbs/ft). Tighten using a star pattern in at least two stages (i.e. go around once at 70 lbs/ft. then go to 105 lbs/ft).

You may also want to insure at this point that the rim seating surface/lug holes are not damaged.

Good luck. If it was my kid, I'd have it towed to a competent tire center.

 

Yep, what Scott said...

 

if it is always the same wheel then the lugs are probably bad but if it is different wheels be careful someone isnt messing with him. i had a friend who had a 400 hp chevy 350 in an old buic and someone losened a lug at school. he juiced it up on the entrance ramp of a highway and spun the wheel right of the car.

 

Wow, that is messed up...