Wheel nuts

[Saint Peter]

Titanium is lighter but it is not stronger for the same given dimension. The reason you use titanium for strength is you can make the part bulkier, while still being lighter. If you have to fit it in a specific hole, that isn't going to work.

It's always a nice idea to lower the weight of a rotating mass however the lug nuts are located closer to the center pf rotation so it matters less than the weight of the tire or the outer edge of the rim.

Also- Sean as per usual doesn't know what he's talking about. I had to have a machine shop enlarge the holes in a set of rims in order to accept a particular set of lug nuts to work with my application. The size of holes vary considerably from application to application.

Hogged 'em out with a Bridgeport?

 

[Conager]

You need to know the diameter and thread pitch of your wheel studs. This will narrow it down to lug nuts that fit the threads. There aren't a huge number of choices.

Then you need to know the diameter of the hole in the wheels. That is your outer diameter of your lug nuts. The width of the wheel flange is the depth of the hole the lug nuts are sunk into. You want lug nuts long enough to catch most of the threads, but they can't bottom out before they snug the wheel down.

Most of this is much easier with trial and error with a handful of old lug nuts at a tire and wheel shop. You could ask there and just say you ate still deciding on the look then order the appropriate size ones online.

 

[Conager]

Hogged 'em out with a Bridgeport?

I knew I didn't want to mess it up; he just did it with a drill press. He went gradually up in size until they fit (it was probably too snug) I sort of knew the guy but I didn't know he worked at the machine shop and he was just kind of the shop assistant. He went on to marry the daughter of my auto shop instructor.

I noticed the other day that that guy has now got his own full machine shop
He probably would do it differently these days.

 

[Saint Peter]

You have the hole geometry. That is mighty fine work there.

But you did not answer my question. Are you going to hog them out with a horizontal mill? Indicating that part in properly takes tooling and skills. You may not like the machine shop's price.

Or stick a rusty 15/16 in the DeWalt and see how it goes.

 

[Saint Peter]

I knew I didn't want to mess it up; he just did it with a drill press. He went gradually up in size until they fit (it was probably too snug) I sort of knew the guy but I didn't know he worked at the machine shop and he was just kind of the shop assistant. He went on to marry the daughter of my auto shop instructor.

I noticed the other day that that guy has now got his own full machine shop
He probably would do it differently these days.

See my post above.

The drill press does not keep the hole relationships. When we are talking about the wheel on a car I would not underestimate that bad ride juju that could cause.

 

[Saint Peter]

The holes do not center the wheel.

Hog the fuckers out and be done with it.

 

[Conager]

You have the hole geometry. That is mighty fine work there.

But you did not answer my question. Are you going to hog them out with a horizontal mill? Indicating that part in properly takes tooling and skills. You may not like the machine shop's price.

Or stick a rusty 15/16 in the DeWalt and see how it goes.

Good advice- but almost four decades late. This was a teenage project. I recognized the above and was prepared to abandon the project if it had not worked. I figured him on a drill pass was better than me on a drill press.

 

[HisArpy]

You need to know the diameter and thread pitch of your wheel studs. This will narrow it down to lug nuts that fit the threads. There aren't a huge number of choices.

Then you need to know the diameter of the hole in the wheels. That is your outer diameter of your lug nuts. The width of the wheel flange is the depth of the hole the lug nuts are sunk into. You want lug nuts long enough to catch most of the threads, but they can't bottom out before they snug the wheel down.

Most of this is much easier with trial and error with a handful of old lug nuts at a tire and wheel shop. You could ask there and just say you ate still deciding on the look then order the appropriate size ones online.

Enkei is nice enough to put their wheel specs online so all you have to have is the wheel part # and the chart will tell you what the hole bore is.

Then, go HERE to find out what diameter and thread your particular car uses on the wheel studs.

At this point all you need to do is go to McGard and order what you need.


Or, instead of spending all that time doing the leg work yourself and waiting a week to 10 days for your new locks to arrive via Amazon, you could just go to the tire shop and ask them to sell you some wheel locks that fit your car. An hour later, you're done and don't ever have to think about anything other than whether you want to drink their nasty assed coffee and read another magazine or not while you wait.

 

[girlsmiley]

See my post above.

The drill press does not keep the hole relationships. When we are talking about the wheel on a car I would not underestimate that bad ride juju that could cause.

The hole relationships

 

[girlsmiley]

Those are good looking wheels. What are you putting them on?

I had an issue with lock nuts years ago. I had a flat on the highway at night. The 'key' didn't stay in well and stripped out the wheel lock and I couldn't get the wheel off, and I had to have the car towed and the shop had to deal with getting the wheel off the car.

Cars can be a real pain in the arse

My daughter's new Hyundai. Not a Tesla lol, but perfect for a student I think. Has a 2 litre engine. Automatic. Reliable, safe. 7 year warranty. Apple CarPlay

Received my lock nuts and lugs. Michelin PS4S tyres delivered a couple of weeks ago. Fitting, balancing and alignment all paid for. Now, we wait. They're nice rims.

 

[FataMorgana]

Cars can be a real pain in the arse

My daughter's new Hyundai. Not a Tesla lol, but perfect for a student I think. Has a 2 litre engine. Automatic. Reliable, safe. 7 year warranty. Apple CarPlay

Received my lock nuts and lugs. Michelin PS4S tyres delivered a couple of weeks ago. Fitting, balancing and alignment all paid for. Now, we wait. They're nice rims.

Your daughter's car? Isn't she like 8 yrs old! Where the fuck has time gone.

 

[girlsmiley]

Your daughter's car? Isn't she like 8 yrs old! Where the fuck has time gone.

I fucking know. Senior. She's just started year 12. One year of high-school to go. 2021 is going to be a big year for study. She's going to love it

Usually the kids would travel overseas to Europe or Asia for a break after graduation. Not this year. Maybe not next year either. Plenty of places to explore in Australia and New Zealand.

 

[Saint Peter]

The hole relationships

you measure one
you've measured them all

 

[rockcasbah]

Wheelsize.com dumdums.

 

[juttjaw]

Find something that will fit enough to tighten all the way down. Get a long metal pipe (preferably, one that fits on the end of your lug wrench) and crank until you feel something in your back pop. That should do the trick.

Screw all these complicated ways to tighten a bolt.

 

[girlsmiley]

Find something that will fit enough to tighten all the way down. Get a long metal pipe (preferably, one that fits on the end of your lug wrench) and crank until you feel something in your back pop. That should do the trick.

Screw all these complicated ways to tighten a bolt.

Sounds like a Saturday night.

 

[Saint Peter]

https://enkei.com/shop/wheels/racing/gtc02/

I do like the thin spokes.

 

[girlsmiley]

https://enkei.com/shop/wheels/racing/gtc02/

I do like the thin spokes.

Did you see the video? I like how they've milled the spokes.

 

[Saint Peter]

split spoke
split spoke
split spoke

 

[rockcasbah]

I bought a set of 18 inch aftermarket wheels.

No, you said you bought....

 

[DeluxAuto]

Why are they a special order? Seems like the local shop would have them in stock or a closer vendor than Japan

 

[Sean]

Find something that will fit enough to tighten all the way down. Get a long metal pipe (preferably, one that fits on the end of your lug wrench) and crank until you feel something in your back pop. That should do the trick.

Screw all these complicated ways to tighten a bolt.

This is the shittest idea ever. What this does is fuck the stud up to a fare thee well and you can end up replacing the entire fucking hub.

 

[girlsmiley]

Why are they a special order? Seems like the local shop would have them in stock or a closer vendor than Japan

What's confusing to me is your question. They're made in Japan. The "local shop" does not stock every aftermarket wheel in every size for every car. I've ordered parts from Germany. I order clothes from the UK.

 

[Saint Peter]

http://speed.academy/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/brokenwheelbarrel.jpg

 

[Sean]

NS rear of a twelve tonner I was driving a few months ago. Tightened with a six foot scaffolding pole.