Jay,
I had the same problem with my 280ZX wheels. First thing I did was to
have someone step on the brakes when I tightened down the lug nuts so that
the wheel could be rotated until it was tight against the lug nuts,
thereby centering them pretty well. This worked, but I wanted to get the
correct lug nuts anyway.
Call Wheel Components at (877) 459-4335 and ask for buklk part number
5302. They did the job for me. One thing, expect some sticker shock on the
total price, their shipping and handling run the price up a bit. I bought
some spares just in case I loose one or have one go bad.
You also may want to consider longer wheel studs. The alloy wheels are
fairly thick which don't allow much thread for the nuts to mate with. A
rule of thumb that I use is that for a nut to be able to hold you must
have an amount of thread equal to the diameter of the bolt inside the nut.
Anything less will not be as strong. I used Dorman replacement studs for a
corvair. There are two different Corvair studs, you want the one with the
smaller head. The knurling is different, but it worked fine on my car.
Peace,
Pat
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voice (512)471-9730, fax (512)471-8885, horne@cs.utexas.edu
On Thu, 30 May 2002 Jaykp@aol.com wrote:
> All,
>
> I know that at least 4 times per year we have to rehash the basics of wheels
> and lug nuts. So, I apologize in advance to those of you who are sick of
> wheel questions, but I can't find what I need in the archives.
>
> I purchased some "Snow Flake" mags that, I believe, orignially came from a 80
> or 81 280 ZX. So, I've got the classic problem of a 1/4" Lug and a 1/2" Hole.
> When I put the wheels on my car using my 1/4" mag lug nuts with washers, and
> drove the car a few miles, the wheels wobbled. The car is parked in my garage
> until I can figure out a solution.
>
> Could someone please let me know how they solved this problem? The weather is
> great, and my car looks really good with the wheels on it. I hate to leave it
> in my garage every day.
>
> Thanks for your input,
>
> Jay Williams
> '68 1600
> Nashville, TN
> SEROC
>
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