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Lug nut size change? #282539 01/07/02 01:30 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 168 Farmington, MI M Munson OP Member
OP Munson Member M Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 168 Farmington, MI	My 99 SE came with 15" alloys and a set of what appears to be about 19mm or so lug nuts. Then I got some SVT 16" wheels with SVT OE lug nuts. Lo and behold the SVT lug nuts are about 20.5 or 21mm in diameter! Weird, huh? A 13/16" socket fits ok, maybe a little loose, on the new lug nuts. Maybe it truly is 21mm but good luck finding a 21mm socket - they go from 20 right to 22mm in size at every tool shop I've seen. Anyone have any idea when this 19 to 21mm change was made? -Kurt -Kurt "I'm a little sceptical of that internet thing. After all, what's it got besides information?" -DB, 1/97

Re: Lug nut size change? #282540 01/07/02 02:03 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	21 mm can be found at home depot

Re: Lug nut size change? #282541 01/07/02 02:51 PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,051 Dallas, Republic of Texas P PM Summer Member
PM Summer Member P Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,051 Dallas, Republic of Texas	The lug nuts on my 2000 SVT are 19mm. I just torqued 'em yesterday. Where did you get your wheels and nuts? P.M. Summer -- simul justus et peccator 2000 SVTour Silver Frost 374/2150 -- #9669 of 11445 total run Blaupunkt Heidelberg with A08 Changer and RC-09 remote, Boston Acoustics, K&N, Mobil 1 and Cobra R Mobil 1 "Factory Fill" plate, 35% metallicized tint, high beams in the lows, Bill Jenkins' "off color" floor mats, and custom "koozie" cupholder (pics soon!) 96 Sable ZZZ (wife's) Historic Ownership: 42 Dodge Powerwagon Munitions Carrier, 59 Morris Minor, 64 TBird, 69 BMW 2002 Blue Dot, 72 German Ford Mk I Capri V6, 76 Honda Accord, 82 VW Scirocco, 88 VW Jetta, 91 Ford Escort GT, 98 Countour SE Sport V6 ATX Cars I want: Lotus Elan S2, Austin Healy Sprite Mk I, my old BMW 2002 back. If you think this sig is long, you oughta see my undergraduate transcripts!

Re: Lug nut size change? #282542 01/07/02 05:30 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 168 Farmington, MI M Munson OP Member
OP Munson Member M Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 168 Farmington, MI	PM, the wheels and nuts came from a 98 SVT owner in Minneapolis (who I believe is not a frequent contributor to the CEG, but advertised in the classifieds). Anyway, maybe I ended up with non-OE lug nuts, hence the 21mm dia. The whole 21mm thing doesn't bother me that much, since like I said a 13/16" fits ok, but the problem is the lug wrench in the car. Currently a flat tire out on the road would screw me, since the OE lug wrench I have in the car is for the 19mm nuts . Hence, if 21mm is the current standard, I need to find a new wrench for the car. If 19mm is still the standard, I need to get new nuts. -Kurt -Kurt "I'm a little sceptical of that internet thing. After all, what's it got besides information?" -DB, 1/97

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