Urgent safety q...are these the correct wheel nuts?
29 May 2010, 11:46 AM
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Urgent safety q...are these the correct wheel nuts?
Am just changing from OZ superleggeras back to the standard 5 spoke 16" subaru wheels on my 1998 uk classic, and have a niggling concern the wheelnuts aren't the correct ones for the o.e. wheels. I know that wrong wheelnuts usually leads to wheels falling off, so thought best to check.
These are the nuts i have (appologies for the poor pic, i took about 20 pics and this is the best, the cam won't focus in any closer)...
These are the nuts i have (appologies for the poor pic, i took about 20 pics and this is the best, the cam won't focus in any closer)...
29 May 2010, 01:22 PM
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They look the same wheel nuts as what was on the car with those alloys 
ps: take the photo from the closest you can focus properly and then crop/zoom afterwards in paint/photoshop/whatever.
ps: take the photo from the closest you can focus properly and then crop/zoom afterwards in paint/photoshop/whatever.
29 May 2010, 02:08 PM
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What matters is that these small coned OE nuts are intended for wheels that have steel inserts in the bolt holes. Aftermarket wheels generally have plain alloy cones and need a nut with a bigger cone to be safe because the OE ones can rip through. You can use big cone nuts (as in link below, correct for Subaru) with OE wheels without problem.
http://www.priracing.com/product.php...1-25--19mm-hex
http://www.priracing.com/product.php...1-25--19mm-hex
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29 May 2010, 05:49 PM
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Am just changing from OZ superleggeras back to the standard 5 spoke 16" subaru wheels on my 1998 uk classic, and have a niggling concern the wheelnuts aren't the correct ones for the o.e. wheels. I know that wrong wheelnuts usually leads to wheels falling off, so thought best to check.
These are the nuts i have (appologies for the poor pic, i took about 20 pics and this is the best, the cam won't focus in any closer)...
These are the nuts i have (appologies for the poor pic, i took about 20 pics and this is the best, the cam won't focus in any closer)...
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