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Old Mar 13, 2015 | 06:54 PM
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Here is kind of a stupid question but I'll admit I have no clue when it comes to lug nuts, but I'll ask it anyway. I currently have 3/4" lug nuts on right now. Will 1/2" fit also or do I have to stick with the 3/4"?
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 12:56 AM
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I'm pretty sure that the wheel studs are 1/2" diameter, so am curious how someone thinks they can get 1/2" socket-sized lugs to fit on a 1/2" diameter shaft. Or are you perhaps confusing socket size with thread size?

BTW: There is a subforum for Stock JK questions. That would be a better place for this one.
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 03:48 AM
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Except when you get into hardened structural bolts the standard rule of thumb for the wrench size is
1 1/2 times the nominal bolt size. If you're shopping for locking wheel nuts-(just Guessing here) Yes the thread size is 1/2" X20 threads per inch pitch and the socket size is 3/4" for your tool to install.

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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark Doiron
I'm pretty sure that the wheel studs are 1/2" diameter, so am curious how someone thinks they can get 1/2" socket-sized lugs to fit on a 1/2" diameter shaft. Or are you perhaps confusing socket size with thread size?

BTW: There is a subforum for Stock JK questions. That would be a better place for this one.
If you post a new thread under 'whats new' that a lot of us go to it isn't sorted? Just wondering Jedi because that's where I found his post.
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 04:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 101gargoyles
Except when you get into hardened structural bolts the standard rule of thumb for the wrench size is
1 1/2 times the nominal bolt size.
That's a good tip I wasn't aware of.

Originally Posted by 101gargoyles
If you post a new thread under 'whats new' that a lot of us go to it isn't sorted? Just wondering Jedi because that's where I found his post.
What's New shows all new posts in any sub-forum. If you look all the way over to the right you will see the sub-forum it was posted in. He posted the question in JK Talk rather than Stock JK Tech which Mark suggested.

At least that's how I think it works.

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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by 101gargoyles
Yes the thread size is 1/2" X13 threads per inch pitch
Are you sure about that?
They look more like 1/2" x 20, to me.
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by ronjenx
Are you sure about that? They look more like 1/2" x 20, to me.
You are correct.
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by 101gargoyles
Except when you get into hardened structural bolts the standard rule of thumb for the wrench size is 1 1/2 times the nominal bolt size. If you're shopping for locking wheel nuts-(just Guessing here) Yes the thread size is 1/2" X13 threads per inch pitch and the socket size is 3/4" for your tool to install. Now I helped the youngsters...It's my turn. Why can't my MS XP OS let me get into IE search anymore and Mozilla Firefox is slow to fire up? Oh and my old arthritic figures will now hit the 'Submit Reply' button...not 'send'...inside story Google on kids
Helped the youngsters with wrong info. They are 1/2-20.
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 101gargoyles
If you post a new thread under 'whats new' that a lot of us go to it isn't sorted? Just wondering Jedi because that's where I found his post.
I don't think you can start a thread in What's New, can you? As 14Sport wrote, it's just a compilation of all new posts.

BTW: I normally don't post about things being in the wrong subforum unless the person has a really low post count (16 in this case). Mostly I just want to help them better use the forums. Search, unreliable as it is, is a bit better if folks do a couple things, including use decent titles on their post ("Got a Question" is pretty useless--why not just make the question the title?), and limit discussions to the appropriate subforum. So, my thinking is a bit more long range.
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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 05:28 AM
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Ah so thread is NF not NC. That's cool but the main thing he needs to know is that it is a 1/2 " nominal diameter lug nut and the supplier will know the pitch.

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