My box of parts came so I got the beast out to see what I could do. Nothing was the answer as my whip didn't fit (1/8th"?). So I thought about it and having a LH thread with no lock ring must mean 1. he didn't use these wheels on it, or 2. he had a nice Phil on it that he wanted to keep. Either way, It's not going to be on the road for a few days more.