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| McMark |
 Dec 16 2005, 06:05 PM
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914 Freak!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None  |
911 aluminum closed end lug nuts are not to be used on steel wheels. Correct?
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| SLITS |
Dec 16 2005, 06:11 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
Aluminum are not on the ones I have possession of...but then I don't know crap!
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| ArtechnikA |
Dec 16 2005, 06:13 PM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
no reason they can't be, assuming you don't have excessive stud protrusion. just no one ever does, because it's silly to spend $100 to save 20 grams on wheels that are 4X as heavy as the Fuchs... the contact profiles are the same on all the (factory) wheels and nuts. (ball end) there's no more corrosion potential between the anodised nut and the steel wheel than the steel stud. use them with anti sieze whenever they're used. |
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| TimT |
Dec 16 2005, 06:16 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
the radii of the part of steel and aluminum lug-nuts that bears on the wheel are the same. Try it, if you can run a closed alum lug nut down and bring it to torque youll be fine. Im not sure if the "grip" or thickness of an lum wheel vs a steel wheel is differnent
However track car aluminum lug nuts=bad |
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| McMark |
Dec 16 2005, 06:45 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I'm putting roller wheels on a car with five-lug and deciding whether to use aluminum lug nuts on steel wheels, or use steel lugs with the wrong bottom radius. They are crap roller wheels, BTW. Doesn't seem worth the risk of damaging the ALU lug nuts. But if there's no issue... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)
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| rick 918-S |
Dec 16 2005, 06:54 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,473 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) The steel wheels may gouge the aluminum nut at the contact point. I wouldn't use them. But then What do I know.. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) |
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