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Subject:Re: Putting on tires: three hands
From:Rob
Date:Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:37:48 -0700

That can be changed.
http://t3technique.com/lug-nuts-studs-and-bolts/2wd-front-conversion-studs/
I did business with him & would do so again. The studs are easier to deal with.

Rob
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At  8/28/2012 07:28 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>So yesterday I swapped out the two front tires on my van with a pair of
>older ones due to excessive wear on one of the newer ones. My stepson, a
>tow truck driver for ten years now, was on hand to help the old man.
>
>"I hate cars that use bolts instead of having studs on the wheels," he
>said.
>
>I can see his point. With studs, you have something to hang the heavy
>tire on, but with bolts, I found myself needing three hands: two to lift
>and align the bolt holes and a third to start the first bolt. He
>provided that third hand. I'm hoping I'll never have to do it by myself.
>
>--
>Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>Bend, Ore.