Fox 15: Turbine Rim Tech Questions

CtCarl

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Well, my 10-holes are officially down for the count. They've got some kinda powerhouse stains on them that nothing will take out, and I don't have the time or inclination to strip & re-clearcoat them right now.

Luckily, I stumbled across a pretty clean set of turbines that seem to have come out of a time capsule today.

I need to pick up a set of lugs and I want to make sure I get the right ones for the turbines. Does anyone know the specs? Also, are the lug nuts supposed to hold the center caps on?

I looked around the web for pics of anyone using black lug nuts with the turbines and can't find any. Opinions on black vs. chromed?

Thanks! Carl

 

elarm1

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The lugs do not hold the caps on

 

CtCarl

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Thanks for the heads-up! I couldn't figure out why two of the four holes on each cap have a seating surface and thought they were bolt-ons.

 

Onefine88

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Here's what the original lugs for the Turbines look like. They're 2"inchs long. Here I took a pic for ya:


I've got a soft spot in my heart for the Turbines! Someday I'll probably have mine restored and put them back on the car. I really wish one of the replica wheel companies would reproduce them in 17x8.5 . I'd buy the first set.
Good Luck!

 

tca7291

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Standard acorn, but tall. Like these:
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...el+lug+nut_1133985_2259&keyword=wheel+lug+nut

You can run others I guess, but these will allow the top of the nut to be almost flush with the center cap on.

 

CtCarl

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So they're 1.9" long rather than 1.4 like most Mustang lugs.

According to that O'Reilly's link, those Dormans are 13/16 hex. I thought they were supposed to be 19mm-3/4 hex.

 

tca7291

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Well, on the turbines that are on my '87 right now, I kinda have a mis-matched set already, with both the 13/16, and 3/4. They both work, I just have to make sure I have both sockets to go with my breaker bar.