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Awesome feedback...
Hey everyone:
Thanks for following. I follow so many of you guys all the time and I am inspired...
Tapping etc:
Yeah, tapping, helicoils, even some sort of threaded insert was considered. (FYI Grainger catalog is addicting when looking for hardware and fasteners) Then my OCD medicine kicked in and I realized I was over thinking it. I use lock nuts for stuff all the time.
If I have a pretty flush head on the back side (pan or round, not hex or socket cap) as to not interfere with brakes etc, could I just use a lock nut on front side? Backside of cast wheel is recessed as well, so no interference concern anyway.
Even without my 'capture' groove on the front side to let me tighten it up nice, a lock nut quickly serves the purpose in lieu of tapping etc., and I did not have taps, but SS lock nuts are inexpensive. Loctite and a dab of JB weld plus lock nut and it should be OK.
A bonus on using studs inserted from back side:
When removing the retaining nut on the front side, to remove pans for tire rotation etc, the act of loosening nut (left) is applying tightining (right) force on the stud. It will be tight anyway you look at it.
The only way to accidentally loosen the stud would be to somehow over tighten the pans when putting them back on. But I think I would dimple the pan or crush the washers and grommets first anyway. Then it would have to counteract the nylock nut, plus the dab of JB and loctite.
Balance and weight:
I rebuilt my suspension last month and my alignement is still good, and no vibrations on wheels up to over 80 mph, so once I am confident the mod is on good, I have 2 slow leakers that need addressing anyway, and I will ask how much to re-balance, just to move weights off of front edge. Not sure it will be an isue.
The #8 bolts are very small, and picked my Al pans for lightness too. So, hopefuly, no balance issues.
Plasti-dip, paint, stickers, or other design ideas:
I was asking my 6 year old what would look good painted on them. She said swirly things to make it look like it is spinning. I am pretty sure I have never described a WWII prop nose cone, or jet engine intake to her before... kids say the darndest things...
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