gianspi Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Solution: Needed conical style spline drive lug nuts. Thanks Mickey and Moto for the help! ___________________________ Hello, I found a nice set of wheels and snow tires for this winter. The bolt pattern matches up, 5x100, and the offset is 40mm (in the range of 37-57 as described in Xenonk's tire/wheel thread). So I take off one of my re92s and try to put the new wheel on. It slides in but there is not enough thread sticking out of the wheel to put the bolt on. So I figure my OEM bolt is a no no and to put the supplied bolt on. Well the bolts my seller gave me have threads sticking out of them...and I'm thinking.. Can anyone tell me what i'm missing? Thanks, Gian tires: 225/45/17 wheels: maxxim rumor 17x7 5x100 40ET http://adaptivestrategies.com/MAXXIM-RUMOR.jpg http://myoceanstate.com/personal/legacy/nut1.jpg http://myoceanstate.com/personal/legacy/nut2.jpghttp://myoceanstate.com/personal/legacy/nut3.jpg enough zip ties and duct tape will fix anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 You need tuner nuts not bolts. The tuner nuts will sit inside the hole and seat properly. An example of some cheap ones... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lug-Nuts-Spline-Tuner-12x1-25-16Pc-Nissan-Subaru-Chrome_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33749QQihZ019QQitemZ290046546126QQrdZ1 Don't forget that you need 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianspi Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Hi Mickey, Thanks for the information. It is much appreciated! Thanks Gian enough zip ties and duct tape will fix anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianspi Posted November 11, 2006 Author Share Posted November 11, 2006 Hi Mickey, I bought the tuner style lug nuts from NAPA and those won't even fit inside my wheels holes. I got the same thread size as your link, 12x1.25. Any suggestions? Thanks, Gian enough zip ties and duct tape will fix anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Are the nuts spline drive? Can you measure the OD of the nuts? The OD of the tuner nuts (at its widest point) should be the same OD (at its widest point) as the bolts that you have shown in the picture. I have no idea why they won't fit. I have never heard of 12x1.25 tuner nuts not fitting. However, I have never heard of Maxxim brand wheels either. Can you post a picture of the nut that you bought sitting on top of the hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL PAALO Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 they sent you lugbolts because they thought you had a vw is my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianspi Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 they sent you lugbolts because they thought you had a vw is my guess. I bought the wheels used. The previous owner had an Audi TT... Maybe that explains it? Are the nuts spline drive? Can you measure the OD of the nuts? The OD of the tuner nuts (at its widest point) should be the same OD (at its widest point) as the bolts that you have shown in the picture. I have no idea why they won't fit. I have never heard of 12x1.25 tuner nuts not fitting. However, I have never heard of Maxxim brand wheels either. Can you post a picture of the nut that you bought sitting on top of the hole? I'm not sure what spline drive means. The hole in the wheel looks like it is 11/16th of an inch wide. The Tuner Lugnuts I bought from NAPA are acorn style and 13/16in wide so they won't fit. The bolts that I was given are 11/16in and fit snug. Maxxim Wheels responded to my email and said any conical style tuner lug will fit. I sent them this link to make sure it will fit: http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=GOR%2D21123HT&N=700+115&autoview=sku enough zip ties and duct tape will fix anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 What did you buy at NAPA? The summit racing lug nuts are almost the same size as the eBay lug nuts that I had hyperlinked you to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianspi Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hi Mickey, This is what I bought: http://tinyurl.com/w4jqv Seems to be about 2/16 of an inch too wide. enough zip ties and duct tape will fix anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoracer Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 those are too large. you need some tuner lugs, Macgaurd spline or allen key type you can pick up at autozone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianspi Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 Ok. Will this work? http://tinyurl.com/y9dzpe enough zip ties and duct tape will fix anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 As motoracer stated, tuner spline nuts are what you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWDxBOOST Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 those look like what those damn german cars have...lug studs. the cause of many crushed toes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianspi Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 Thanks for the help guys. OK, I ordered the spline tuner conical (tongue twisting) lugs. Hopefully I will report back some success soon. enough zip ties and duct tape will fix anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianspi Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 Thank you Mickey! Thank you Moto! The wheels now fit great with the conical spline drive lug nuts. The Semperit Sport Grip tires work great so far in the rain. They squeel in the dry if I take a hard turn but i'm guessing that is because of the soft rubber. This is my first set of real winter tires, so I'm pretty excited. Again, thanks to everyone who helped me! http://myoceanstate.com/personal/legacy/car1.jpg http://myoceanstate.com/personal/legacy/wheel.jpg enough zip ties and duct tape will fix anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianspi Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 http://myoceanstate.com/personal/legacy/car2.jpg enough zip ties and duct tape will fix anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Power Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I just wanted to see if these will work. I am ordering some rims with the same #'s, 17, 40mm offset. Thanks http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=MCG%2D65554&N=700+4294919065+4294900374+4294922919+4294902779+4294902778+4294900364+115&autoview=sku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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