Titanium or steel lug nuts and where is the best deal ?
Titanium or steel lug nuts and where is the best deal ?
John Gausden
Auckland, New Zealand
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John,
If you are referring to open ended lugs, I would highly recommend titanium. Just added to my car. The most excellent source is Jim Tidwell. He makes them in about 3 different finishes at a very reasonable price. He is a most stand up guy too. He is known on Pelican as "JimmyT" but is most reachable via email...jtidwell@speakeasy.net
They are fabulous looking, super strong, yet about 1/4 the weight of steel. Only drawback, I've heard some rules require steel to track the car.
If you are looking for just one set of steel, I'll send you my set, brand new, for free if you pay shipping. Hope this helps.
Peter Andersson #2864
Pinstriped Early 911 Club #1
thanks for the heads up , i'll drop him a email and see what the time line is for del . if its a bit long i'll take you up on the steel offer
John Gausden
Auckland, New Zealand
(shipping carson,CA)
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"Funding my obsession one nut at a time"
Im sticking with steel for now, though I will eventually pony up for the TI. Wouldn't increased rotating mass = more speed however? just saying
69 Bahama T
S Reg# 2753
If you mean 73' RSR lug nuts...they are steel....same as a street car. Ti nuts were never used....hell, I never saw ti lug nuts! 1975 RSR center loc hubs-wheels are Aluminum nuts (big ems).
Never heard of Ti nuts in the day.... never knew Ti nuts were available now.....
Chuck Miller
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I don't have the expertise to know about ti in the old days...probably wouldn't have made my '67 VW van any quicker anyways! I do know Jimmy's work is excellent...
Peter Andersson #2864
Pinstriped Early 911 Club #1
Looks great!
69 Bahama T
S Reg# 2753
how much weight are you saving?? I will go to extremes to save weight on my track car but I am guessing this would save
under a pound if you add up all four corners.
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Your question begged me to really check it out...so, I now see I was exaggerating with a 1/4 weight estimate and that you were about dead on. It's more like 1/2. Sorry.
Per my wife's baking scale:
Steel lug: 1.16 oz each - or 20 nuts at 1.4lbs
Ti: .6 oz each - or 20 nuts at .75lbs
Saving about 3/4 of a pound in the end.
C.D.I. factor does it for me tho!
Peter Andersson #2864
Pinstriped Early 911 Club #1