Rim Blow of customer acceptance led to the discontinuation of the rim blow steering wheels after only a few years. It is possible to rebuild a vintage rim blow steering wheel. Rim Blow Rim Blow was a type of steering wheel with no suspended horn ring or horn pad on the spokes that was featured on some automobiles built in the U.S. from 1969 to 1974. The inside of the rim could be depressed anywhere on its circumference to sound the horn. The rim blow wheel was available in place of the traditional button-type or suspended ring used to activate the vehicle's
Wheel stud Wheel stud Wheel studs are the threaded fasteners that hold on the wheels of many automobiles. They are semi-permanently mounted directly to the vehicle hub, usually through the brake drum or brake disk. Lug nuts are fastened onto the wheel stud to secure the wheel. When a wheel is removed for tire changes etc., the stud remains in the hub. Many automobiles instead use bolts to do this, where removable bolts screw into the wheel hub. Wheel studs can be either factory equipment or aftermarket add-ons. The primary advantage of wheel studs over wheel bolts is greater ease for tire