coldel Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Well, as of wednesday I will have some blue, aluminium, Rays wheels nuts for sale any takers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tez162003 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 like i said, avoid internal drive nuts. external only for me now, after I had about 9 of 16 alloy ones round off and needed a lot of hole saw bits to drill it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 like i said, avoid internal drive nuts. external only for me now, after I had about 9 of 16 alloy ones round off and needed a lot of hole saw bits to drill it out. internal drive nuts are the best, just don't both with aluminium ones, the metals too soft. steel will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tez162003 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Internal are hardly the best, they have less surface area engagement than the external types. Steel are fine yes, thats why my work changed the Small Diameter Alloy nuts to external drive and kept SD Steel nuts as internal. The best nuts for peace of mind of rounding off etc are supposedly the new style 10/11 reg merc bolts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I'll let you all know when my Duralumin nuts either fall apart, sheer off, or breakdown. In the meantime they've been on the car 3 months with no issues, including a Hoon in Wales and Maidstone, wheels have also been off on 3 occasions without any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 internal drive are brilliant as you never damage your alloys taking them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben@RARE RIMS Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I am a big fan of steel internal nuts I run them on all my cars, they save any wheel damage. The older style allen key ones were a little hit and miss, but the current version which are star drive are spot on... so much so we got them here in 4 different finishes It is possible for Aluminium ones to work, they just require much greater care, as they are a softer material, so they will tend to fail over time if over-tightened and not kept copper-slipped or similar to prevent galvonic corrosion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Only problem i find is internal nuts are terrible for rusting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.