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Originally Posted by aston@ultrasw.c
I read somewhere that the gun is running as the car comes to a halt.
The mech then just jams the spinning socket onto the nut.
The claim was if the mech waits for the socket to engage and then pulls the trigger they could lose half a second.
Not sure if any of this is true...
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I think the timing is not as important as getting the gun on the nut with a huge shove. I read earlier that RF tire gun guy is one their best. I also read that the nut wouldn't come off after they pulled the car into the garage. They were going to take it back to the factory to cut it off.
The NASCAR guys do run the gun before hitting the hex nut. But those aren't your everyday lug nuts.
There's a little more to this story yet to be told. A redesign was mentioned for sure, either in materials or overall design. Or both.
Interesting that there is a local PCA member that works where they make these kinds of single lock nuts. I don't know who the customers are or what series. He doesn't talk about his job much.