Wheel lugnuts for ERA #50

[jcmcobra]

Bob,

I recently acquired car #50. It came with, so I was told, Centerline wheels. I approached Centerline and they claim no knowledge of these wheels. So, I am asking you if you can help. These are wheels with a fairly flat center, a spinner hub that bolts on the lug bolts and holds a decorative wheel center, made to look like original equipment. Over the years, the lug nuts have disappeared and the lug bolts are now 1/2 x 20's. I am looking for new lug nuts so I can use these wheels for street rubber. Can you help me figure out what kind of lug nuts to buy?

Thanks.

John

[427Aggie]

Best thing to do John is call ERA. The have a file on every car and can tell you what you need to get.

Matt

[Jim Holden]

John:

In the "early years" quite a few of the ERAs went out the door with a Center Line wheel with ERAs cast Halibrand look center held on by a bolt on center piece and a standard Halibrand wing-nut. To the best of my now rapidly fading recollection (my first ERA, circa 1985, had that setup) the lug nuts were the then standard CenterLine mag/aluminum wheel nuts. ERA still has a few of the cast "centers' somewhere up there* (although they may require machining to fit) and Peter or Bob can surely confirm what the correct lug nut is for the "period" CenterLine.

Jim

*You haven't lived until you have had a tour of the "archives" in the brown house. It makes the Bates Motel look like a palace.

**Over the years I've seen quite a few of the early cars with bolt on wheels get converted to pin drive hubs and Halibrand wheels. ERA has its own billet 6 pin hubs and Trigo makes a five pin setup. All it takes is a check book...

[strictlypersonl]

The lug nuts are relatively standard, available at most tire and/or wheel dealers, Summit (this page has 'em)



And don't call me Surely.

[Jim Holden]

Bob:

But, we can call you Surly? NEVER!

J

[jcmcobra]

strictlypersonl

Thanks. I was somewhat taken aback when Centerline told me they didn't know what I was talking about. You da MAN!