Question to all Vision 19.5 wheel users
I was doing my pre-camper load up tire pressure ,check lug nuts torque etc. when I came to 2 lugs that didn't seem right. I was not able to get them to spec's. As it turned out it appears that the sho...
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It's kind of like Porsche hanging the engine out in the back trunk. Not a good idea, but you can get it to work. I wonder if GM has better engineering resources than Vision?
Rough calculation: 1" diameter by 3/8" thick (as estimated by the OP) is 1.17 sq in cross section, shear failure in cast aluminum 10,000 psi, so shear failure at 12,000 lbs, clamping force on 5/8-11 bolt torqued to 150 ft-lbs is 14,400. This is why I am suspicious.
Rough calculation: 1" diameter by 3/8" thick (as estimated by the OP) is 1.17 sq in cross section, shear failure in cast aluminum 10,000 psi, so shear failure at 12,000 lbs, clamping force on 5/8-11 bolt torqued to 150 ft-lbs is 14,400. This is why I am suspicious.
