Alloy Lug Nut Dangers

[marky53]

This was taken from http://customwheelsmarket.com/, further reiterating Deano's post..... Does anyone know what the seat of dc5r rims are??

LUG NUTS: It is critical that the lug nut matches the thread diameter, pitch and seat, otherwise the installation will be improper, and may result in damage to your wheels and could cause a dangerous condition. The three basic types of lug nuts are: conical seat (60 degrees taper "acorn" and "bulge"), mag or shank style, and spherical or ball seat. Thread diameter refers to the diameter of the stud measured across the shank at the outer edges of the threads. Thread-pitch means either the number of threads per inch or if metric, the distance in millimeters between threads. The Seat means the area on the wheel where the lug nut will clamp down.

Warning

Never use a conical seat lug nut/bolt on a mag or shank type lug seat and never use a mag or shank type lug nut/bolt on a conical seat. The two are not compatible and if installed incorrectly, the lug nuts may lose torque, possibly resulting in wheel loss or contributing to damage or injury. In addition, spherical or ball seat lug nuts/bolt must be used with spherical or ball seats. ONLY USE THE TYPE OF LUG NUT/BOLT COMPATIBLE WITH THE TYPE OF LUG SEAT.

[DLO01]

^^^ Yeh, wow! Thats excellent. Thanks for that Marky.

[ek4-guy]

i still cant find anything about the rays lug nuts recommending extended wheel studs..................................

anyone??????????

i believe the rays nuts are the capped type not an open end type like the Skunk2, if they are the capped type then you wouldn't be able to use extended studs.

[IEVAQ8]

i believe the rays nuts are the capped type not an open end type like the Skunk2, if they are the capped type then you wouldn't be able to use extended studs.

yeh i realised that...lol

but what out for the extended rays ones>???????????

[RtN]

so which one will suit the stock dc2r rims?

Umm.. blades?

[traumatized]

if i was to get lock nuts for say FN2 rims would i go for the Acorn Steel Tapered Lock Nuts or the Regular Mag (Shank) Lock Nuts

please refer to the pictures in the link below

http://www.speedywheels.com.au/locknuts.htm

[Bludger]

why don't you take off one nut and have a look at which type you need?

takes less than 1 minute

[traumatized]

at the moment its got the standard nuts on it so its acorn, but im looking at the picture of the lock nuts and the acorn version doesnt look that rounded so i thought i would ask

[RtN]

Hmm reckon we could get like.. some wheel place to drill so that its tapered instead of acorn? sure would give us more variety of lugs to choose from.

[Bludger]

at the moment its got the standard nuts on it so its acorn, but im looking at the picture of the lock nuts and the acorn version doesnt look that rounded so i thought i would ask

they look fine

[DLO01]

if i was to get lock nuts for say FN2 rims would i go for the Acorn Steel Tapered Lock Nuts or the Regular Mag (Shank) Lock Nuts

please refer to the pictures in the link below

http://www.speedywheels.com.au/locknuts.htm

at the moment its got the standard nuts on it so its acorn, but im looking at the picture of the lock nuts and the acorn version doesnt look that rounded so i thought i would ask

If you have Acorn nuts on and that is OEM then buy Nuts to suit.

[RtN]

so eh... can we get a wheel place to drill over the same holes so that they can fit lugs safely? as in like just a shave =] or something lol