Wonder if anyone can help? I got a puncture today, when the guy was putting the wheel back on the car he commented that the wheel nuts where pulling in to far and not actually sitting correctly on the 60deg taper inserts in the wheel, please see attached picture.

Wheels are prodrive fitted to an 08sti with what i think are STD wheel nuts.



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You need other wheelnuts.
Standard wheels have steel inserts to prevent this.
Without those inserts you need larger nuts, or else they will pull through.

More info here.
https://www.scoobynet.com/wheels-tyr...-new-post.html

Most important part of that topic!!!

 

The prodrive wheels do have steel inserts in them, i have only had the car for a month, wheels have been on it from new apparantly... now showing 10000miles, do you think the dealer should pay to put this right?

 

I think that the dealer should put it right, but I think they are not going to do that.
Wheelnuts are not too expensive, so even if the dealer does not pay for them to be changed, I certainly would NOT drive the car without new,larger nuts.

 

just buy some new nuts with a 60 degree (i think) large taper

 

Looks to me if those wheels are genuine PFF7 and do have steel inserts so should be ok although I agree they do not look right. Best to replace:

http://www.priracing.com/product.php...1-25--19mm-hex

 

If it's any help I have 16 of the above spare, show some signs of were but £15 and there urs, pm me if u wish