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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: jjsaul on February 19, 2007, 21:52:38

Title: wheel nuts
Post by: jjsaul on February 19, 2007, 21:52:38: Alloy wheel nuts AFAIK have the 'shaft' within the wheel...steel nuts dont.

I want a set of locking nuts for my alloys but apparently no one makes them to fit (i asked the bloke at the compomotive place)

Can i use a set of steel wheel locking nuts, which dont have the shafts, just a taper on the face of the alloy?

Obviously i've still got 4 'proper' nuts per wheel holding it on....
Title: wheel nuts
Post by: clbarclay on February 19, 2007, 21:57:36: I don't know who made them but obviously someone makes locking wheelnuts for alloys cos 2 came on my V8 rangie with no removal key :x .
Title: wheel nuts
Post by: jjsaul on February 19, 2007, 22:15:16: Quote from: "clbarclay"
I don't know who made them but obviously someone makes locking wheelnuts for alloys cos 2 came on my V8 rangie with no removal key :x .

they make them for standard LR/RRC alloys but not for the alloys ive got (aftermarket dragon alloys)
Title: wheel nuts
Post by: tomarse on February 19, 2007, 23:42:04: There was an engineering company somewhere in this area IIRC who made custom wheel nuts. They had a small stand at the last billing I went to (2004 i think) and my mate bought some off them for some strange alloys he had just bought. I did have their card but i cant find it now.
Title: wheel nuts
Post by: Edge on February 20, 2007, 13:54:28: Halfrauds do all sorts of sizes of alloy locking nuts. Just make sure you speak to the guy from the wheel department and not the manager :roll: (managers are renowned for knowing jack all when it comes to their own halfords products).
I would strongly recommend you dont use steel nuts on alloy wheels
Title: wheel nuts
Post by: andyhubbard on February 20, 2007, 14:38:18: I thought PADDOSCKS sold them. :?:
Title: wheel nuts
Post by: jjsaul on February 20, 2007, 18:41:36: im looking for some that fit these wheels...not standard LR alloys