klhansen Found that if you dont cut that swedge off of front lug bolts it will make the hole in the hub to big to properly hold a new lug bolt. Then later can lose the bolt inside the drum during a tire change.
That very well could be. It would be a pretty severe operation to compress that swedge thru the hub hole.
Although modern lugs have a pretty oversize knurl that may keep the lug in place, even with an oversize hole.
