Locking Wheel Nuts?
#1
Just had a set of Prodrive 7 spokes fitted.
(ops wrong key!)
Dumped the old tri-lock nuts for set of Mcgard - £18 from Listers -not bad for Scoob dealer.
Nick
[Edited by NickyW - 3/1/2002 9:22:42 PM]
(ops wrong key!)
Dumped the old tri-lock nuts for set of Mcgard - £18 from Listers -not bad for Scoob dealer.
Nick
[Edited by NickyW - 3/1/2002 9:22:42 PM]
#4
donet buy 'tri-lock ' apart from being absolutly c**p , only took my wheels on and off 4 times in the 6 mounths they were fitted and the key broke !!they have now gone bust so replacment keys can not be had , i have had to make my own key .
#6
Dont touch the Halfords ones they throw your balancing out badly,Subaru's own are made by Mcgaurd and are cheaper than the Halfords ones and look much better,they are chrome where the halfords things are just alloy with a large yellow cap cover that looks sh*t.
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Standard Scoob wheel lock-nuts are crap. You can get them off very easily indeed.
The best I've seen are McGard where the key locates on the outer face, not the barrel. This is fundamantally more difficult to crack. Got mine from Scoobysport for about £30.
Also consider wheel design. My track-day wheels have only five spokes and massive brake clearnce to aid cooling. But I think a determined thief could get even my McGard lock nuts off with mole-grips or something, as the barrel is exposed. They'd take the wheels and also my expensive big brakes
Fortunately, my road wheels (Raduis R3s) have a hub where the nuts are completely recessed, so no mole-grip action possible. Important consideration IMHO.
Richard.
The best I've seen are McGard where the key locates on the outer face, not the barrel. This is fundamantally more difficult to crack. Got mine from Scoobysport for about £30.
Also consider wheel design. My track-day wheels have only five spokes and massive brake clearnce to aid cooling. But I think a determined thief could get even my McGard lock nuts off with mole-grips or something, as the barrel is exposed. They'd take the wheels and also my expensive big brakes
Fortunately, my road wheels (Raduis R3s) have a hub where the nuts are completely recessed, so no mole-grip action possible. Important consideration IMHO.
Richard.
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