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(Message started by: scorpiov6 on Oct 9^th, 2004, 10:36pm)

Title: wheel nuts
Post by scorpiov6 on Oct 9^th, 2004, 10:36pm

hey there.

i,am a 95, scorpio estate owner from holland and i bought a set of the 16 inch 12 spoke ultima wheels, but the holes in those are bigger
than in the standard wheel
do i need to fit special nuts for these wheels?

greetings jan rijks.

Title: Re: wheel nuts
Post by scorpio_man on Oct 9^th, 2004, 10:50pm

hi there

yes, the ones for the alloys have a bigger 'collar'. that's why there is a speed restriction when using the steel spare wheel.

hth

Title: Re: wheel nuts
Post by Vulcan on Oct 10^th, 2004, 2:06am

I have always thought that the spare on a car with alloys, being a normal steel wheel was a bit of a con.Of all the cars I have had with alloys (many) only my Carlton had an alloy as a spare, all the Fords had a steel wheel... would it make that much difference to put a wheel as a spare that matched the rest?

Title: Re: wheel nuts
Post by nick on Oct 10^th, 2004, 3:21am

No difference apart from the fact the 16 inch with 225/50/16's on wont fit in the wheel well, hence the steel.
You could always get a set of steel nuts from ford for a fiver and leave them in the boot, just in case, mind you i have always done this and never needed them.

Every new ford car with alloys will have a spare, my puma didnt come with steel wheels but the spare was steel.

The last ford I had with an alloy spare was my trusty MK2 2.8is estate

nic

Title: Re: wheel nuts
Post by Richard on Oct 23^rd, 2004, 4:20pm

The wheel nuts for the alloys are ok to use without having any problems, the collar doesn't sit on the steel seat of a steel wheel as this seat is smaller. There is normally only a speed restriction when using a space saver wheel, but not the ones we have in our cars.
You will find the wheel nuts you are looking for here,

http://www.trackstore.co.uk/shop%20frame.html

They are Ford Ghia and have a 60 degree seat as far as i remember.
Regards
Richard