tightening rims hand tight?

**Lukey** · 26-06-2011 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by GU357

and never oil the threads (EVER!)

rp7/wd40 or high temp grease is good to use on wheel studs

**markismaximus** · 26-06-2011 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by sdx91

thanks heeps guys. yeh they were the oem nuts conical ones i think? and i was rolling on stockies before too lol.

you think?!................

its something worth checking.

you should be using conical lug nuts for after market wheels.

**aaronng** · 26-06-2011 11:04 AM

Tightening torque is only about 120Nm. So don't overtighten the wheel nuts. As long as you use the right nuts for the rim, it will stay on. Stock nuts are acorn type with a curved surface. Some rims have a tapered surface and hence require a tapered nut instead.

**sdx91** · 26-06-2011 04:23 PM

oh phew, cos i put wd40 on one of the studs and then thought i shouldn't for the others just incase lol.

**GU357** · 26-06-2011 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by Lukey

rp7/wd40 or high temp grease is good to use on wheel studs

Oh yes ofcourse, they dont leave an oily film, and make getting em off later-on easier (imo)
but i meant like greasy stuffs.some ppl presume the thread needs grease LOL my frind did that xD

**trism** · 26-06-2011 09:12 PM

If you've got aluminium nuts, its good to use some anti seize.

**sdx91** · 29-06-2011 05:41 PM

do you guys know what tyre pressure i should use to fill up air? the wheels are champiro 128 gt radials 205/50/16.

heres some more pics i took today for fun

^ looks like negative camber? lolol

**GU357** · 29-06-2011 06:32 PM

uhm since its a larger rim i would imagine it would be slights less than original PSI, so maybe 10-20 psi below the recommended amount of the stock wheels (the recommended amount should be on the drivers door panel)
im not to sure.
how wide r the rims 7"?

also is that a legit mugen badge? cos i bought one simular and it was made from plastic so i decided not to put it on cos it would just fade off.

**ss-rotel** · 07-07-2011 09:29 PM

looks good... thou plain black mags always looks smaller then they really are.... you should get that red line cut into the tyres, make it look bigger

my first jazz was that colour, i put white 15's on it, looked trick. infact i still see it driving round capalaba ...

you'll obviously need a wheel alignment once you lower it, and the king springs that are available are a good fit for stock shocks. they are only like 3/4inch lower then stock, but it's amazeing how much 15mm actually makes.

i run 36-38 psi @ the front, 32psi @ the back, cold.

the jazz runs 0 neg camber @ front, and lots of caster, so running a high pressure @ the front will increase turn in heaps. it runs a bit of neg camber @ the rear, so the lower pressure gives you a little more of a contact patch on the road, and a little more grip.

**Paul.Z** · 07-07-2011 10:44 PM

GU357: dude!...10-20 psi?...NO WAY!! low profile tyres = more psi...run them on 36 psi or 40...normal sized tyres like 205/65R15 should be 34 psi. mate the longer you run 10-20 psi you'll be wearing out the edges and the inner side wall. so pump them up.
lol..im a mechanic and i worked at kmart tyre and auto (shit house) :P

**GU357** · 08-07-2011 10:38 PM

really, hmm i thought that wider tyres took less pressure :/ like a bik tyre is 60psi so this being wider it would be a lower one lol, but thanks for the update.

just pump them up so they ook fairly flat on the top and the edges dont wear because the middle is sunken in.

and tightenin just stand on the iron until the nuts dont go any further, easiest way.
how the hell is this thread still going?