Spring..When a young men's mind turns to rusty nuts.....

[Ted Gil]

Hello Guys

I wonder if anyone can help me out. Its regarding wheel nuts. I understand the wheel nuts on the left side of a CMP are left threaded and those on the right side are right threaded. What about the outer nuts that hold the rim together? The outer nuts on my truck are rusted on solid and in order to remove them (deflated tire of course) I want to make sure I'm cranking them off in the right direction and I do not want to snap the stud. I assume they may match the wheel nut direction of removal, but what if you replace a wheel with a spare either to the left or right side, this would negate the direction of nut removal. Logic would dictate right thread for all outer nuts as they are only holding the rim flanges together, but I would like some confirmation.
Thanks for any help.

Regards Ted