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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: not muddy enough on March 29, 2008, 09:11:26

Title: wrong nuts of my disco wheels
Post by: not muddy enough on March 29, 2008, 09:11:26: hello was just wondering if anybody knows were i can get a cheap set to fit my new wheels apparently i need in depth one's to line the wheels up properly

i cudnt find a pic on the net but the look like this

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/Roodnova/wheelnut.jpg)
Title: Re: wrong nuts of my disco wheels
Post by: mentalmoshio sophs V8i on March 29, 2008, 09:26:12: land rover series 3 ones ( for steel wheels) , got mine from a land rover show seen some on ebay
Title: Re: wrong nuts of my disco wheels
Post by: not muddy enough on March 29, 2008, 09:27:57: nice, cheers for the info now i can go scrappy n try n get som of a series 3
Title: Re: wrong nuts of my disco wheels
Post by: Frankie-Boy on March 29, 2008, 09:29:33: There are two types of wheel nuts to fit the Discovery, one set fits the alloy type rim and goes through the hole in the rim and the other type fits the steel rims.
Title: Re: wrong nuts of my disco wheels
Post by: mentalmoshio sophs V8i on March 29, 2008, 09:32:02: Quote from: not muddy enough on March 29, 2008, 09:27:57
nice, cheers for the info now i can go scrappy n try n get som of a series 3

gd luck id tryed to no luck , think there only 13 quid new
Title: Re: wrong nuts of my disco wheels
Post by: chris9119 on March 29, 2008, 09:35:43: Quote from: david p on March 29, 2008, 09:32:02
Quote from: not muddy enough on March 29, 2008, 09:27:57
nice, cheers for the info now i can go scrappy n try n get som of a series 3

gd luck id tryed to no luck , think there only 13 quid new

I can do a set of five for Â£6 inclusive of P&P. Could be with you on Tuesday if of assistance.
Title: Re: wrong nuts of my disco wheels
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 29, 2008, 19:26:50: The alloy nuts are designed to secure a steel, wheel too, on 300 series RRC a steel spare was supplied rather than an alloy.
Title: Re: wrong nuts of my disco wheels
Post by: jjsaul on March 30, 2008, 12:42:06: Quote from: Range Rover Blues on March 29, 2008, 19:26:50
The alloy nuts are designed to secure a steel, wheel too, on 300 series RRC a steel spare was supplied rather than an alloy.
I'm sure ive seen LR alloy nuts, some with a tapered end, some without.
If you've got the ones with a tapered end you can used them on your steel wheels.
Title: Re: wrong nuts of my disco wheels
Post by: clbarclay on March 30, 2008, 16:01:18: The older style of alloy wheel nut (as used on 1980's vintage RRC) didn't have a taper for steel wheels. Last time I checked these were no longer available new.

Later alloy wheel nuts have the taper and a chrome plated tin cap over the hex to make them look nice. Personally I dislike these, the tin caps are very prone to damage if some fool does them up with a breaker bar, making it difficult to get sockets on/off.
Title: Re: wrong nuts of my disco wheels
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 31, 2008, 01:40:57: Aluminium cap, they go oversize and stick in the 27mm socket which is why you see them with their ends chewed off.