murph7355 Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 Aimed at FA but if anyone else has feedback, gratefully received... Did you ever get round to ordering a set of those alloy wheel nuts? Have you fitted them? How are you finding them? Etc. Noticed that my "stainless" ones are rusting to buggery and making the wheels look unsightly! So I'm now very seriously contemplating ordering a set of the alloy ones if they're any good and not dangerous smile.gif Alternatively, if anyone has any other suggestions please chip in. C7 AJM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 Andy, I have them, they look the dogs...., and the wheels have not fallen off..... I got them from Compomentive directly for £3.00 + vat each. Downside is you may need longer studs - they reccomend 12 -18mm of thread engagement. Demon Thieves sell longer (47mm) studs. Arnie Webb The Fat Bloke blush.gif in a not so Slow Vauxhall wink.gif See the R500 eater here See the Le Mans Trip Website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph7355 Posted April 19, 2001 Author Share Posted April 19, 2001 Presumably the std. length Ford ones aren't adequate then? Or will it depend to some extent on the wheels too... I think I may give them a call. Cheers. C7 AJM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 Andy I don't have std wheels on my car so I think you will get away with the 35mm std studs. Arnie Webb The Fat Bloke blush.gif in a not so Slow Vauxhall wink.gif See the R500 eater here See the Le Mans Trip Website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph7355 Posted April 19, 2001 Author Share Posted April 19, 2001 Man at Compomotive now says they will only do these in red or blue! Maybe I'll call back tomorrow and see if I can get hold of someone else there. C7 AJM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefoster Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 Arnie, Can you tell me if the nuts are 22mm socket/spanner? I assume they are the same size as the racing nuts at 22mm? Are they open ended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 Steve/Andy 19mm A/F open ended. The man at compomotive told me thay can do the in silver and gold to order (take about a week) Red look very nice though..... Arnie Webb The Fat Bloke blush.gif in a not so Slow Vauxhall wink.gif See the R500 eater here See the Le Mans Trip Website here Edited by - fat arnie on 19 Apr 2001 16:39:07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 I think that Sierra Cosworth studs are longer than 35 mm but i am not 100% sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 None of the Ford studs are longer except twin wheel transits which are way too long! Even Escort Cosworth - which is a real mismash of bits uses std Sierra studs. Arnie Webb The Fat Bloke blush.gif in a not so Slow Vauxhall wink.gif See the R500 eater here See the Le Mans Trip Website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Six Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 You can also buy red or blue American made anodised nuts from specialist hotrod shops. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 Might be difficult to get M12 x 1.25 there do you not think?? Arnie Webb The Fat Bloke blush.gif in a not so Slow Vauxhall wink.gif See the R500 eater here See the Le Mans Trip Website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Six Posted April 19, 2001 Share Posted April 19, 2001 Actually no. I bought some beauties and fitted them to the BDG when I had it - bought them in a shop in Ware, Herts, near Dick Dixon's gaff. I think they had sussed they could sell to Europe. Used for serious BHP motors in the states so I assumed they would be strong enough... (famous last words) smile.gif Red ones on BRG Dymags, looked very good. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph7355 Posted April 20, 2001 Author Share Posted April 20, 2001 Off at a tangent (while I wait for a response from Compo' about getting gold ones, otherwise red might have to go on)... Any thoughts on using threadlock on them (paranoid? Moi?). All the blurb I've read suggests not to, but the more I think about it the more it seems to make sense (prevents them vibrating loose, prevents them seizing question.gif)?? Mind you, it's probably wise to get into the habit of checking them regularly anyway. And off at another tangent, where's the best place to buy a torque wrench... C7 AJM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefoster Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 Only 19mm! They must be of very high grade ali to be as strong as steel! Aircraft quaility perhaps? Engineer he said you can't reuse them too often?! £3 sounds too cheap for very high grade and quality. The other issue is the studs have a rolled thread. The nuts will be cut. How well do they mate? Ideally one would have studs and nuts cut to the same tolerance. Me, I'm sticking to the 22mm racing grade nuts with full thread usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph7355 Posted April 20, 2001 Author Share Posted April 20, 2001 Steve - where do you get these from and are they steel or alloy...how much? I'm on the verge of buying some from Compomotive. Their response is that these are fine for road use which is good enough for me (they recommend doing them up at 65-70lbsft or a max. of 100Nm [73-74lbsft] for what it's worth). They've also agreed to anodise them in whatever colour I want at 3.50+VAT a nut (for the whole thing, not just the anodising!) which seems OK to me. I'll no doubt spend the first month with them checking religiously for tightness...but what the heck. C7 AJM Edited by - Andy Murphy on 20 Apr 2001 12:26:20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 Arnie, how much unsprung weight did you finally save? Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 Don't know. Must have lost some, and got the benefit of removing the last really naff bit visible on my car. Arnie Webb The Fat Bloke blush.gif in a not so Slow Vauxhall wink.gif See the R500 eater here See the Le Mans Trip Website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 Arnie, Rally Design has longer wheel studs one is 1/2" longer and the others are 1" longer both at £0.80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 Arnie got the benefit of removing the last really naff bit visible on my car What about the VX lumpquestion.gif smile.gifsmile.gifsmile.gifsmile.gifsmile.gifsmile.gifsmile.gif Jason R500FUN Edited by - Jason on 20 Apr 2001 20:25:05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 To be fair Jason, it only SHOWS when the bonnets off !!! CPC-- Glad to be 'K' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefoster Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 I got the longer studs and racing nuts at Autocross in Binfield (Berkshire). £1 each for studs and £2 for nuts rings a bell. The studs fill all off the nut and finish flush. Cool to see the end of the stud and know that all the thread is being used. It's 55lbft for me! I had a car that had the studs threads pulled by the previous owner due to over zealous tightening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 I guess that the longer studs b*****r the unsprung weight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted April 21, 2001 Share Posted April 21, 2001 Compo is represented in France by BPS ( tel 33 4 67 20 22 28). They propose the Compo "Racing" nuts in their catalogue for 30FF including VAT and probably excluding P&T. They claim a weight of 19 g.in 12X1.25 .The caterham nut weights 60g. So the difference must be 656 g not counting extra weight for longer studs... Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted April 21, 2001 Share Posted April 21, 2001 Oooooh Jason you're such a bitch...... Arnie Webb The Fat Bloke blush.gif in a not so Slow Vauxhall wink.gif See the R500 eater here See the Le Mans Trip Website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted April 21, 2001 Share Posted April 21, 2001 Chris, Just noticed your sign off. Is the old Tom Robinson Band song to become the K series anthem? (sub GAY for K)... As a VX owner I find this rather amusing..... Arnie Webb The Fat Bloke blush.gif in a not so Slow Vauxhall wink.gif See the R500 eater here See the Le Mans Trip Website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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