A place for more technical discussions. Please make sure you post in the correct section on the site, this way it keeps the site tidy AND ensures you get a more relevant answer.
It will depend on the alloy wheels you choose, OEM alloys use the same nuts as the OEM steel wheels.
Take one of your lug nuts off, it can be one holding the spare, and examine it, you'll see it has a taper that fits into a matching taper on the wheel rim - this is what is known as "lug centric", the taper of the lug nuts centers the wheel on the hub.
Some alloy rims are hub centric and these need hubs with a protruding "spigot" and either the wheel center bore is a close fit to the spigot or you fit a "centering ring" to center the wheel on the spigot. This style of rim will have a flat seat where the nut sits, and these need a "shanked" nut with a washer to clamp the wheel to the hub.
We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Please let us know if you agree to all of these cookies. Accepting the Cookies also accepts the Disclaimers for the website.
