[noob q.] Stock Wheels + Aftermarket wheel nuts = is it ok?

[hebe]

my mechanic fuxored mine up with his rattle gun. forgot to tell them when i dropped the car off. the thread was farked to the point that when i took the nuts off to change my rotors, I couldn't even put them back on.

Yaya!! I told the guy at the tyre place today that I had aluminum nuts and that he should not use a rattle gun on them, luckily he told me that they had a torque wrench there for these types of jobs

[vinnY]

to use tapered nuts on oem rims you could get these
i was going to buy a few but the shipping on them is scary 2 sets of 16(good to have way more than too less) was going to cost about $23US but the shipping was about $30US

anyone wanna split shipping with me? haha

[MrThanh]

to use tapered nuts on oem rims you could get these
i was going to buy a few but the shipping on them is scary 2 sets of 16(good to have way more than too less) was going to cost about $23US but the shipping was about $30US

anyone wanna split shipping with me? haha

not so sure about adding another point of failure to the wheels...

[vinnY]

imo if it fits perfectly and is torqued correctly then there wouldn't be a problem

far safer than using a tapered nut on a ball seat wheel

[hebe]

imo if it fits perfectly and is torqued correctly then there wouldn't be a problem

far safer than using a tapered nut on a ball seat wheel

Shouldn't be using a tapered nut on a ball seat wheel in the first place

But then again, there will always be ricers out there that have to do it!!

[vinnY]

don't feel like forking out $8/nut for black nsx ones
ridiculously hard to find ball seat lug nuts which look decent/lock nuts

[VTECMACHINE]

So do NSX lugs fit a DC2R?

[VTECMACHINE]

Better yet, where can you get light non-tapered (Acorn?) lugs from?

[tinkerbell]

better yet,

i would love for someone to explain the purpose/reason for lightweight wheen nuts.

[VTECMACHINE]

better yet,

i would love for someone to explain the purpose/reason for lightweight wheen nuts.

Unsprung weight or something???

I just want a cheap different coloured nut. LOL.

[tinkerbell]

not you!

someone who knows the reason should try to explain it!

[VTECMACHINE]

Do you know the reason?

[tinkerbell]

the only reason i can come up with is *bling* - but happy to be corrected...

[vinnY]

i'd say it's all just bling

regarding the nsx nuts, black ball seat open ended ones for the nsx zenardi(sp?) edition
90304-SA7-811
$7-8/ea i was quoted

[ChargeR]

the only reason i can come up with is *bling* - but happy to be corrected...

Slightly reduced unsprung and reciprocating mass is all I can think of too. Not going to make much difference to the rotational inertia of the drivetrain though being so close to the centre of the wheel. A slight decrease in the overall mass of the car too .

I dont think any of these effects would be noticable for people like us .

Unsprung weight or something???

I just want a cheap different coloured nut. LOL.

You could get a set of stock wheel nuts powdercoated.