Lug Nut Question

[B_to_C]

So I will be installing my Dana 60 as soon as I get it rebuilt. Right now I'm stuck at getting the kingpins out. I've read in the past about 7/8 allen wrenches etc. but then recently someone posted up about using a 9/16 long lug nut (that would use a 7/8 lug wrench)

So after not being able to just find one single lug nut I started thinking "Well Actually I'm going to need 32 new lug nuts anyways since I'm going from half ton to one ton axles"

Basically my question is...will the 9/16 long lug nuts work on my dana 60 / 14 bolt? If they will i'll just go buy a set of 32, then use one to do the king pin overhaul.

 

[chevyk2500hd]

We used a chisel for the king pins. We had one laying around that was 7/8 diameter. So we cut off 2" and then shoved it in a socket. And they were in there so much that we had to use a 7ft cheater bar. And we twisted the forged 7/8 chisel shaft.

And I think that the 60 and 14bolt have different stud sizes. I dont remember sizes but one was bigger than the other.

 

[Citizen Rider]

Means more money, but you could change the studs out to where they are all the same. But that can get expensive and be a hassle.

 

[onetonbb74]

14bff and dana 60 use the same lugnuts. I have 3 sets from 3 different parts trucks. id use a 7/8's allen instead of a lug nut and a fatty cheater bar, i used my old rear bumper with uncapped ends and slid it over the allen.

 

[odoa3]

I just did the kingpins on mine. Found a 7/8 allen wrench at Grainger for $10. Took a six foot cheater pipe and three friends to bust them loose. Only one person was bleeding when we were done so it was pretty successful. Burr on the cheater got him.

 

[Masiony]

i was one of those people that posted up with the lug nut solution. it worked on my kingpins without any problem what so ever. but when i went to try it on my buddies kingpins, we rounded over probably about 10 of them. part of the problem was we were using a 7/8 3/4 drive socket, but it was 12 point. perhaps a 6 point would make it work better. we ended up using heat to help it out.

i also just went out and bought 32 lugnuts new, and well i couldnt even get ones that didnt have the bigger shoulder of contact for the taper to seat. they wouldnt even have worked anyways. the ones i used were old ones that didnt have the bigger shoulder at the base.

after doing this, i would say if you could find a better tool for under $10 i would get one. this method works in a pinch, but i definitely see a need for something slightly better.

and i did both with the axle out of the vehicle. this would have worked a lot better with the weight of the vehicle to hold it better than my 140lbs friend.

hope all this helps.

 

[Chaddy]

I tried welding a lug nut to a 6 foot bar and snapped the lug nut right in half. Ended up getting a 7/8 allen and a torch.

 

[mrk5]

and i did both with the axle out of the vehicle. this would have worked a lot better with the weight of the vehicle to hold it better than my 140lbs friend.

Don't worry about that. He has a 230lbs friend to help him out.