...commonly known in bodyshops as "Gorrilla snot" or "Tiger snot"
The real key is the lug studs, they have a long rounded "dog point" end that allows the nuts to slip over and become aligned before engaging the threaded portion. Thus if one has been run down and the wheel has seated the others are still held on the dog point portion until they too are run down. The lug studs are several inches long and expensive. Back in the 1970 Trans-Am days Ford sold the studs used on the Bud Moore theam cars via the Ford Muscle Parts program, part number D0ZX-1012-A and they were over $4.00 each back then. A standard lug stud was about 25 cents.....
Rick
