lock nut

[ChrisZ]

I know this have been covered and i remember reading it someplace, but can't find it.

Where can i get lock nut's for my Appilance slots.

Chris

[geezer]

McGard wheel locks come in a M12X1.25. See if Summit has what you need.

http://www.summitracing.com/search/Brand/McGard/Product-Line/McGard-Wheel-Locks/?autoview=sku&page=4

[ChrisZ]

Sorry my mistake, i guess it's not called lock nut's, it is wheel nuts i'm after.

I believe they have to be 12 x 1.25 with 3/4 inch sleeve lenght and with a diameter of 11/16 inch, correct me if i'm wrong, i am a metric guy :-)

Chris

[Arne]

Appliance slots will need something special, depending on when they were built. The earlier wheels will use mag shank nuts of normal diameter, but the shanks are a bit shorter than most at 0.55". Later Appliance wheels will require Rotolug type, which are much larger in diameter—the lug holes in the wheels are about 7/8" or so, IIRC.

Either choice should be available from Masseys in Oklahoma, whose address I believe we mentioned earlier in regards to center caps.

[ChrisZ]

Arne, i have tried to measure the holes with my dial caliper, it is hard to get it to be correct, but it measures 17.5ish millimeter in diameter, witch should be 11/16 inch and 19 millimeter in thickness, i don't know if the wheels are the early or late type, there is something stamped on the back but i cant get to them by now, being they are out for new tires, maybe the holes have been bored out at some point, i really don't know.

The only thing i found out about Masseys, is that they have a ebay shop, do they also have a homepage ?

One other thing, the nut's from my ZX wheels don't fit they are to big, ain't they 3/4 inch ?

Chris

[Arne]

Massey's doesn't have a web page that I know of.

Your wheels look like the early style to me. I didn't think the early Appliance mags were that thick—I know my Wire Mags aren't. If they are truly 19mm thick measured in the lug hole, you should be able to use most any normal mag shank lug nut. As mentioned above, I'm also partial to McGard lug nuts as well as their locks, available from places like Summit or Jegs.

[ChrisZ]

Arne, they don't have to be the locking kind of nuts, i just want 16 nuts really bad, so i can bolt them on to my car, i cant find anything over here, not even in UK where it is normal to have shank type nuts, just not in 11/16 inch

Chris

[Arne]

McGard makes non-locking nuts too. Really good ones.