I should actually add something, to be fair. There was me thinking I was being clever by finding these "cheap" wheel nuts (they're great quality, for what it's worth)....yeah....well....that was until I saw the shipping charge.

Dai isn't robbing you...

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James

On the subject of price hikes, I'll make you all jealous by pointing out that my current insurance charges a grand total of £0 for me to fit alloys...

Alloys & bodykit = free Shame I've still got to fit the bodykit...

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James

just been doing some reseach to find otu which nuts on rally design i need to hold my oz rims on now this was quoted:

foggyjames wrote:
For Volvo rims, they're a 60 degree taper seat - that's more or less a standard, but there are exceptions. The thread of the studs is M12 x 1.25.

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James

Now my rims are OZ Racing ones so we got to the OZ resellers site and i find this:

OZ reseller wrote: Seat Type: There are three main nut / bolt seating types, Cone with a 60 degrees taper, Radius or Flat. In the diagram below you can see these different bolts seating types. The correct nut / bolt seating type is required to ensure that the new nut or bolt seats correctly in your alloy wheel.

So judging by that my stock 340 nuts will be secure enough to suport my aftermarket alloys:D althoguh i'll still probably by some from rally design for brand new-ness

Can any one confirm that im safe with what ive posted there?

Assuming the OZ rims are 60deg taper, you should be cool. It is the most common type of seat, I'd say.

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James

sorry its taken so long to reply.

talked to my local mechanic the otherday when helping him, and apparently you need the spinny bit that is normally on the bottom of the bolt * nut? Now so far ive only seen one nut like that. Can anyone give me the truth?

Fords tend to use those, if it's what I'm thinking of. I'm not exactly sure what the idea is with those, to be honest.

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James

So every other company use a solid bolt/nut with no sort of tapered part that is free to move. I'll try and get a picture

Usually, yes, they use a rigid bolt/nut. What the reasoning is being the type with an intergral 'bearing', I don't know.

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James

So im safe then on solid bolts? if so great ive got a hard time with the old man telling me to get proper alloy wheel bolts when all i can find is solid ones.

That's all I ever use. What I can't tell you is why the type with bearings are sometimes used, and why your mechanic says that's the way forward.

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James

Didnt say they were they way forward just told me they were the proper ones. which has spun me right out on a search for those style of bolts. which has proved un-obtainable.

So solid bolts it is yippee

3 years of mechanic training and they dont explain wheel bolts lol:D