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Wheel studs too long on new wheel spacers

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18 Mar 2012 15:37 #35799 by richie60
I had these wheel spacers bought for me as a gift earlier this year:

www.jimnybits.co.uk/shop/wheel-spacers/s...pacers/prod_292.html

Decided to have a go & fit them, but the original wheel nuts + locking nut don't fit! They are of the capped type and the studs seem to be a bit long.

I want to keep using a locking wheel nut so is there anywhere that does them or do I have to resort to using open wheel nuts all round?

Cheers

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18 Mar 2012 16:00 #35801 by reaper
just go open nuts , locking wheel nuts simply dont work on our wheels ,all you need is a good pair of molegrips and anyone can remove them

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18 Mar 2012 17:40 #35807 by richie60
Replied by richie60 on topic Re: Wheel studs too long on new wheel spacers
thanks for that. may have to if its the case that the locking nuts are not that secure!

richie

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19 Mar 2012 05:00 #35858 by X8GGY
I just cut the very top of the locking wheel nut off so that the wheel stud thread sticks through...

(Just the little smaller diameter cap bit - picture later)

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19 Mar 2012 10:08 - 19 Mar 2012 10:10 #35886 by X8GGY
Here you go -



(Covered in Peak District dirt, sorry :whistle: ... But you get the idea!)

Orange circled one is a Grayston Wheel Locking Nut with just the head cutoff with a slitting disk in an angle grinder (or hacksaw) - As Reaper says, they are a deterent, I've had mine off before now when I've misplaced the "key"... And you can get locking wheel nut removal tools from the likes of MachineMart (and Difflock), etc anyways ... :huh:

Yellow circled one is a Grayston domed nut, which has sufficient depth (for the wheel spacers I have fitted).

HTH

Dave
Last edit: 19 Mar 2012 10:10 by X8GGY.

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19 Mar 2012 17:14 #35926 by richie60
Replied by richie60 on topic Re: Wheel studs too long on new wheel spacers
thanks for the tip! may give it a go...

richie

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