dirtyhandslopez wrote:Back to the nut/stud issue.
I am nearly 100% certain that on all the mag ali. wheel that I have ever removed from trucks and cars, the nut is tapered on the end the goes into the rim and the rim is tapered to receive that nut, thereby giveng a larger spread of holding area. No washers or lock washers. That would be a good idea design on these.
That gap looks well dodgy
SOME might have that type of fitting, but all of the aftermarket alloys I have had have had a sleeve nut with a washer similar to the AF ones. It is important though that the stud is long enough to pick up the threads inside the hex part of the nut. I bought a set of alloys back in the 70's and the fitter ignored my request that he use a torque wrench on the nuts. He tols me that "When you've fitted as many wheels as he had a torque wrench wasn't necessay"
The car was up on a 2 post lift at the time and when the first nut let go just after he's moved onto the next wheel it hit the wall on the other side of the workshop like a frikin bullet. 3 went in total before he got the torque wrench out somewhat sheepishly
. In truth though the studs weren't long enough and I had but some longer ones
