Richard B Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Anyone done this with steel wheels? The saloon nuts do not have enough thread.I have these on my Spitfire, but thats with alloy wheels. Jessica's Coupé has steel wheels.Find longer studs or turn down the taper on the nuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 If I'm understanding your problem right, even if you turn down the nose of the nut, you'll have no more than a couple of turns of thread to hold the wheel on. The stud needs to meet the outer face of the nut to be considered safe,Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 heraldcoupe wrote:The stud needs to meet the outer face of the nut to be considered safe,Hi Bill, yep thats my concern. Might have to return to standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I have seen TR6 wheel studs which are an inch longer than the standard ones which might do the jobThey are on ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Have you thought of using Freelander studs? I've got them on the Spitfire now and they are brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 Had a play with the Myford, god I love that toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partsaver Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 no no no no, do not mess around with wheel nuts, fit new studs with nuts that match and ensure the studs protrud through the nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 For the sake of a few quid this seems nuts :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkuser Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Similar feelings about the Myford Richard.Wonder how many others on this site have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 If you look at the OE Saloon nuts the taper is huge and does not fit well on the small car steel wheels. Also the first 1/8th of an inch has no thread. I'll post a comparison of them on the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Just fit Landrover Freelander Richard. That's what I did to the Herald.I got 20 new studs for about 8 quid and 20 new nuts for less than a fiver - all from EbayCheck out my bloghttp://club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/blogs/blogview.cgi?blog=492067#16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMoore606 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Why on earth would you do this? it dangerous to both you and other road users, just replace the studs and get nuts to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordleonusa Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I agree, reducing the numbers of threads on wheel nuts, is an exceedingly bad idea.If a wheel come adrift and you crash and kill someone, then you could be held liable for their manslaughter.Not smart, not pretty.Don't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tengah spitfire Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Never play around with altering the taper or size of the taper.They should match the wheel.this explaines better than I canhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lug_nut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Man Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Tinker with wheel nuts and studs at your peril,.As strict minimum you need 1.5 times the stud diameter of thread engagement, so with a 3/8"unf stud you want 9/16" engagement or 13.5 turns.The reason for the counter-bore in the nose of the nut is because the front of the nut has a very small diameter ( just a bit bigger than the thread ) and offer no strength to the nut, it just helps aline the wheel with the studs .Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 That_Man wrote:As strict minimum you need 1.5 times the stud diameter of thread engagement, so with a 3/8"unf stud you want 9/16" engagement or 13.5 turns.Fair point.I think I've found some aluminium wheel nuts that are suitable. May have to change the wheels though. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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