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Old 26 November 2009, 09:27 PM
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I've just got some new wheels prodrive pff7s for my 55 plate Sti will my STD wheel nuts be ok to use or will I need new ones ????
Old 26 November 2009, 10:55 PM
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The standard wheelnuts are fine.

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Old 27 November 2009, 11:00 AM
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Yes because PFF7s have steel inserts (as the OE wheels have) in the stud holes so the small OE nuts are OK.

This is NOT the case with most aftermarket wheels that just have alloy tapers and these wheels do need nuts with bigger cones as the OE nuts can rip through these.
Old 27 November 2009, 12:55 PM
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Thanks all
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