the_fbi
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| posted on 24/9/06 at 07:46 PM |
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Wheel nut tapers, different?
Long story, but I'm short of a few wheel nuts, I only currently have 2 per wheel.
Bought some tapered nuts a while back, they have a separate, although non-removeable and fitted to the nut, tapered washer.
Put a few onto one of my wheels, but the nut hits the wheel before the taper does.
From memory they were 60 degree taper and supposed to be for a Ford alloy, I'm using them on a Caterham "prisoner" alloy so they
should be OK.
Are there different tapers available or have I just been unlucky?
Only solution appears to be to get the protruding nut part turned down.
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oliwb
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| posted on 24/9/06 at 07:52 PM |
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You could just go to a scrappy armed with a wrench and remove the nuts you need from various fords. Or is it not that simple for some reason.....Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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Peteff
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| posted on 24/9/06 at 08:00 PM |
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Sounds like you need the straight shouldered RS alloy wheel nuts, they are not cheap.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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the_fbi
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| posted on 24/9/06 at 08:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Sounds like you need the straight shouldered RS alloy wheel nuts, they are not cheap.
Nah, I definately need tapered ones.
These are the ones I've got, as you can see the "nose" sticks out too far so the taper washer doesn't touch the wheel, hence it
rattles 
 
Wheelnut
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lexi
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| posted on 24/9/06 at 08:52 PM |
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I think you need the Capri Laser type. I`m
short of one of them myself. Looked through all the alloy wheel companys catalogues.....still can`t find a prisoner model
Alex
[Edited on 24/9/06 by lexi]
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Chippy
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| posted on 24/9/06 at 10:41 PM |
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Demon thieves do all the diferent type of wheel nuts, give them a bell, sure to sort you out, (at a price). Regards Ray
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Ratters
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| posted on 25/9/06 at 07:50 PM |
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Speedshack are pretty good for wheel nuts too.
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daviep
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| posted on 25/9/06 at 09:52 PM |
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Please let us know what the solution is as I also have exactly the same problem!!
Cheers Davie
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/9/06 at 10:42 PM |
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If you are using Sierra wheel studs they are not threaded all the way to the bottom, they have a shoulder that the nut hits before it tightens to the
wheel in some cases.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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the_fbi
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| posted on 25/9/06 at 11:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
If you are using Sierra wheel studs they are not threaded all the way to the bottom, they have a shoulder that the nut hits before it tightens to the
wheel in some cases.
Good tip, better check that ASAP.
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Marcus
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| posted on 26/9/06 at 11:08 AM |
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Quick solution would be 5mm spacers, available almost anywhere.
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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