[alfa] more lug nut questions

[Scott Johnson <scott@xxxxxxxx>]

Previously:

While attempting to replace the rear brake rotors on my 71 Alfa Spider, 
one of the left-hand thread driver's side lug nuts wouldn't come off, 
just turned round and round and round. Advice from various folks was to 
drill a hole on one side and crack it off with a chisel.

Now, on the Saga Continues:

Well, finall got around to it, and after not quite an hour of patient 
work I cracked the blasted thing off. Thing is, it was *almost* off the 
stud at the time, and since the lug nut must be made of a softer metal 
the stud really just doesn't look that bad (the nut's seen better days 
though... the threads were all flat, well, before I split it open like a 
coconut anyway).

At any rate, I was wondering if perhaps it would be better to keep the 
studs and find some new nuts? Any idea on a source for them?

This could just be me being a chicken sh*t, not wanting to pull the 
halfshaft on the rear axle because I haven't done anything like that 
before. I actually do have a slide hammer now, and the right-hand studs, 
I just don't want to open up something that doesn't need opening up.

At any rate, all advice appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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