Daninplymouth 61 Report post Posted April 2, 2019 Hi I have new wheels on the way and I have ordered a set of mishimoto ally wheel nuts. Will these be ok or should I cancel them for steel ones? I know aluminium isn’t recommended much but there not super cheap eBay jobbies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gavin_t 184 Report post Posted April 2, 2019 Like you say a good brand but I still prefer the piece of mind of running steel personally. Particularly if venturing on track days etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Church 209 Report post Posted April 2, 2019 I'd say 7075 T-6 alloy duralumin wheel nuts are safe enough to use, if: 1) one doesn't track car thus does not do many wheel swaps each season 2) if one takes care of not using powertools to undo or retighten them and not letting tire shops do same, as that is main reason to damage their finish and strip their threads. For daily driven car with two seasonal wheel swaps per year and tightened with handtools they are strong/reliable enough with no caveats except that they are relatively expensive for relatively little functional gain. Forged aluminum is strong enough to hold wheel with enough force on par with steel lugnuts, it's frequent remounting and using wrong tools is what such are not too strong against. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daninplymouth 61 Report post Posted April 2, 2019 How about if you were to track it with your standard road set up? also can I double check what the torque for the nuts is? thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Varelco 211 Report post Posted April 2, 2019 There must be thousands of people out there using alloy nuts with no issues but personally I only fit steel nuts. Wheel nut torque is 88lb/ft (120Nm). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucas 244 Report post Posted April 2, 2019 Put it that way, aluminium nuts are good enough, depending on what grade material they're made of. I can't say a bad thing about Mishimoto nuts in terms of strength, but the colour won't last. They fade pretty badly. Hence RAYS dura nuts & steel nuts are our best sellers. https://www.part-box.com/rays-steel-locking-wheel-nuts-m12x1-25-black-17hnlm12x1-25-5hbk?search=rays wheel nuts&description=true&sort=p.price&order=DESC https://www.part-box.com/rays-dura-nuts-l42-long-straight-type-wheel-lug-nuts-m12x125-red-dlssl42m12x125rd?search=rays wheel nuts&description=true&sort=p.price&order=DESC 1 Throbbe reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Church 209 Report post Posted April 3, 2019 After some .. hmm.. already 8 mountings, finish on my rays gunmetal duranuts also is scratched, so i wouldn't count on that as lasting very long nor blame it as issue. Normal wear. Except if advising choosing finish of such more neutral colors instead of bright paint ones, so as to scratches to be less noticeable :). So - bronze, gunmetal and such, not some violet/red/yellow/green/black whatever, through which grey aluminium surfaced will be very noticeable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daninplymouth 61 Report post Posted April 3, 2019 17 hours ago, Lucas@PartBox said: Put it that way, aluminium nuts are good enough, depending on what grade material they're made of. I can't say a bad thing about Mishimoto nuts in terms of strength, but the colour won't last. They fade pretty badly. Hence RAYS dura nuts & steel nuts are our best sellers. https://www.part-box.com/rays-steel-locking-wheel-nuts-m12x1-25-black-17hnlm12x1-25-5hbk?search=rays wheel nuts&description=true&sort=p.price&order=DESC https://www.part-box.com/rays-dura-nuts-l42-long-straight-type-wheel-lug-nuts-m12x125-red-dlssl42m12x125rd?search=rays wheel nuts&description=true&sort=p.price&order=DESC Thanks have cancelled my mishimoto’s and ordered a set of the steel rays 1 1 Lucas and Lauren reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gavin_t 184 Report post Posted April 3, 2019 19 hours ago, Daninplymouth said: How about if you were to track it with your standard road set up? also can I double check what the torque for the nuts is? thanks Standard nuts are very good and will be absolutely fine. Torque to 120nm as said above and off you go. For my aftermarket wheels I just run standard steel nuts as supplied from the local wheel shop. Nice and strong, not too expensive and have a stainless coating so don't rust. I have had coloured/black nuts in the past and as soon as it chips and wears they don't look great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted April 3, 2019 8 hours ago, Daninplymouth said: Thanks have cancelled my mishimoto’s and ordered a set of the steel rays Easily the best option. Mine still look fine (not that such things worry me) five years later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScoobyBlue 1 Report post Posted April 15, 2019 Jumping in on this thread - any recommendations for red coloured nuts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucas 244 Report post Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, ScoobyBlue said: Jumping in on this thread - any recommendations for red coloured nuts? https://www.part-box.com/rays-dura-nuts-l42-long-straight-type-wheel-lug-nuts-m12x125-red-dlssl42m12x125rd?search=rays wheel nut&description=true Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DodgyDez 5 Report post Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Lucas@PartBox said: https://www.part-box.com/rays-dura-nuts-l42-long-straight-type-wheel-lug-nuts-m12x125-red-dlssl42m12x125rd?search=rays wheel nut&description=true Did anyone get these? Can't see what the locking wheel nut looks like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 458 Report post Posted April 15, 2019 30 minutes ago, DodgyDez said: Did anyone get these? Can't see what the locking wheel nut looks like. The left most ones are the locking ones afaik - they're 7 sided. 1 Lucas reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScoobyBlue 1 Report post Posted April 15, 2019 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F292703960108 Was thinking of these - too cheap? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikndel 509 Report post Posted April 15, 2019 16 minutes ago, ScoobyBlue said: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F292703960108 Was thinking of these - too cheap? Wrong pitch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScoobyBlue 1 Report post Posted April 16, 2019 https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/tpi-lightweight-alloy-wheel-nut-kit-closed-end-type-272493/ These any good then? BTW I’m not a techy car person! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
will300 812 Report post Posted April 16, 2019 3 hours ago, ScoobyBlue said: https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/tpi-lightweight-alloy-wheel-nut-kit-closed-end-type-272493/ These any good then? BTW I’m not a techy car person! These are the ones I run (in a different colour), got mine from here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TPi-XR-Lightweight-Alloy-Wheel-Nuts-Locks-12x1-25-BLACK/282961261832?hash=item41e1ce3508:g:s30AAOSwmwFcista Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScoobyBlue 1 Report post Posted April 17, 2019 Cheers. Interestingly they say not compatible with the 86. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Bamrah 29 Report post Posted May 21, 2021 Hey guys, if I got my wheels sprayed black and wanted black wheel nuts but also a black locking wheel nut does anyone have a good recommendation? thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites