Anyone have performance superlites fitted???

[FlashCadillac]

should the wheel nuts for the wheels have washers on them....

 

as far as i was aware, all ally wheels with steel wheel nuts should have a washer behind the nut.... when i bought the new superlites i was told that they dont need them....

 

i find this hard to belive and the fact thet my front wheel nuts keep slackening off whilst im driving says there is something wrong somewhere

 

can anyone help

[Capripete]

I don't think mine have. Been on a good few months with no problems. Did you buy them new? If you did they should have come with the correct nuts.

[FlashCadillac]

no they wernt new... bought them off my uncle... not that iv paid him for them yet

 

there are two different types of nuts

 

they both fit the wheel and i know thats what wheel they came off as he hasnt had any other alloys

 

one is a 17mm head and it sticks out of the whell about 15/20mm and is a crap raw metal look

 

the others are nice and polished but are 19mm heads and only stick out of the wheel about 5mm and its hard to get a socket on them

i can only get about 3 turn on the nuts before they are tight.... is this enough??? even if it isnt... they still shouldnt come loose!

[Capripete]

I can't remember what they look like, but the ones i got were shiny and definatly went on more than three turns. I think performance sell nuts on ebay, try searching on there and see if any of them look similar. If you're still stuck i can walk down to the garage and look at mine tomorrow.

[FlashCadillac]

I can't remember what they look like, but the ones i got were shiny and definatly went on more than three turns. I think performance sell nuts on ebay, try searching on there and see if any of them look similar. If you're still stuck i can walk down to the garage and look at mine tomorrow.

 

im going to give them a ring on monday and price up some longer nuts

[Capripete]

Here's the only pics on my pc, not a great help:

 

[J Elvy]

well ive got 17mm radius seat nuts on my escort and 17mm tapered bolts on my golf both have superlites and neither have come loose. maybe your studs are too short. mk3 fiesta studs are what i have on my escort as they are about 1cm longer. hope this helps

[James HPE Motorsport]

there should already be steel washers on the wheels themselves so all you need is the nuts without the washers, and if they are coming loose then you are not doing them tight enough!!!

[jimihendrix]

Last set of superlights i had never had washers on the nuts, also had loads of alloys without washers.