wheel nuts..

[[stealth]]

is tightening by hand then rachet/torque wrench always safe enough etc for the road?

[egSi]

is tightening by hand then rachet/torque wrench always safe enough etc for the road?

yeah mate, torque em down to specs.

some nut manafacturors recommend. tighten down. drive for 5 mins at 100km, double check em

i hear APX ones r real good

[[stealth]]

lol... just got me some rays ones Trav

is that the method u use?

[egSi]

lol... just got me some rays ones Trav

is that the method u use?

yeah, hand tight, then 100km run. check em. no wheels have fallen off yet

rays? lol

[supernatural]

hey guys maybe u can help me in this...

ive got a set of RAYS lug nuts and the thing is...it doesnt fit my dc2r properly...cos the RAYS lug nuts sit only on a the joint...

here is a pic...


as u can tell the tension is concentrated on a small part of the nut (the black thick line) where as its suppose to concentrate on the whole part of the nut...

is this normal??

[[stealth]]

my previous cheetach locknuts looked exactly the same.. just put mine on today.. with no dramas so far..

[supernatural]

is it track safe but?

[[stealth]]

i dont see why it wouldnt be safe...
it was the exact length etc as my previous nuts... so yeah..

[Jim80y]

It's not safe, most aftermarket wheels use tapered lugnuts (e.g. Rays) where as OEM wheels use Acorn type lug nuts.

Using tapered lugnuts on OEM wheels is not only unsafe but will stuff up your wheels over time.

[[stealth]]

im using... rays on aftermarket 18s... not OEMS..

supernatural: u using them on ur OEMS?

[Jim80y]

[[stealth]]

ya RAYS is the first one...