S30 tie rod nuts

Posted on January 22, 2011 by in In the Garage

lug nut on a tie rod of a Datsun 240z

    I forgot to mention this back when I owned an s30 (240z, 260z, or 280z), but Datsun wheel lugs are threaded exactly the same as tie rods.  That means that in a pinch, you can use a lug nut to hold a tie rod on. I wouldn’t recommend keeping them installed for long [...]