Clive Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Sounds plausable...though not looked. Plan b would be some M12 (or 7/16) alloy wheel nuts, and lathe the business end down to suit the plastic trims. Trims may need drilling out a bit too I drilled trims, and use allow wheel nuts but they have started pulling through the trims now. Will make some sort of washer, out if a sheet of polypropylene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Silly question time! Freelander studs are M12 - but what nuts should you use on alloys? 1.25mm or 1.5mm? Or something else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Ignore me, just re-read the first post and they are 1.5mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlubikey Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 18 hours ago, rlubikey said: I'm guessing that Triumph 7/16" studs and TR6 nuts would look fairly original on a Mk4 or 1500 Spit. Can anyone confirm this, or suggest alternatives please? Cheers, Richard 17 hours ago, clive said: Sounds plausable...though not looked. Plan b would be some M12 (or 7/16) alloy wheel nuts, and lathe the business end down to suit the plastic trims. Trims may need drilling out a bit too I drilled trims, and use allow wheel nuts but they have started pulling through the trims now. Will make some sort of washer, out if a sheet of polypropylene. Thanks Clive. Sorry to hear your modified trim wheeze isn't quite working out as expected. I'm slightly nervous of machining a groove on a nut, but at least this gives me the opportunity to bump my "original look" question onto page 2 Cheers, Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Richard, if you copy the 1500 type nuts, but make them say 3-4mm bigger diameter, you should be fine. The 12mm studs are only 2.5mm bigger diameter than the old ones, so you end up with more wall thickness. And drill the plastic trims to suit. Think I only have 2 spare sets of trims, may be worth a go... Or....what about tuner nuts?? A groove and circlip etc..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Studs I bought are Britpart, been taking another look at this using a spare rear drive shaft complete with brake drum etc. Thread length is marginal when used with steel wheels, but if I drilled out some of the nut thread from the cone end it would in my opinion still leave plenty and the nut would fit further on the stud. Any thoughts. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 I bought mine from eBay. Actually a seller I know through owning my Land Rover. But does mean I have 4 spare as I bought them as a set of 4 wheels worth but disco wheels have 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 I’ll get my wheels off john brown as he does the right size nuts as a package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Just a word of warning about supplied nuts if using m12 studs. Richard found on his "D1" replica wheels the nuts wouldn't fit (it may be the nuts would fit, but no space for a socket? But that is still an issue) I guess as the wheels are drilled assuming the smaller nuts. In the end he used "tuner" nuts, problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted July 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, clive said: Just a word of warning about supplied nuts if using m12 studs. Richard found on his "D1" replica wheels the nuts wouldn't fit (it may be the nuts would fit, but no space for a socket? But that is still an issue) I guess as the wheels are drilled assuming the smaller nuts. In the end he used "tuner" nuts, problem solved. The John Brown Wheels "Minilites" accept standard M12 Captive nuts Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn wright Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 Hi! I'm trying to locate 21H5774xl or 158729X for my JBrown alloys on KYK711D vitesse 6! Rimmer have quoted £146.40 with Delivery? Canley £64.00(in production) anyone have any others as I need them soonest Cheers Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklewis Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 7 hours ago, martyn wright said: Hi! I'm trying to locate 21H5774xl or 158729X for my JBrown alloys on KYK711D vitesse 6! Rimmer have quoted £146.40 with Delivery? Canley £64.00(in production) anyone have any others as I need them soonest Cheers Martyn check with demon tweeks or mini sports . upgrade to a 12mm stud , ford 92 and 95 transit check also trsuk.co.uk just need stud length and spline diameter m12 x 42mm are about 2 quid each , need nuts too there about 70p each . a worthy upgrade mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn wright Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 Thanks Mick! Just got hold of JBW where my Minilite wheels came from! Got all x 16 Studs 3/8 x 47mm XL for £34.00 Delivered! Well Pleased!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklewis Posted May 19 Report Share Posted May 19 On 17/06/2018 at 19:48, Anglefire said: Silly question time! Freelander studs are M12 - but what nuts should you use on alloys? 1.25mm or 1.5mm? Or something else! thread pitch of the nuts needs to match the studs , has no bearing on the wheel , the type of seat is massively important your wheels may use cone , ball ,spigot or washer faced if you use cone seat nuts on wheels designed for ball you'll never get them off without drilling the stud out ! drilling 16 or 20 studs out is not fun . mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklewis Posted May 19 Report Share Posted May 19 On 14/05/2024 at 21:00, martyn wright said: Thanks Mick! Just got hold of JBW where my Minilite wheels came from! Got all x 16 Studs 3/8 x 47mm XL for £34.00 Delivered! Well Pleased!! no problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 21 hours ago, micklewis said: thread pitch of the nuts needs to match the studs , has no bearing on the wheel , the type of seat is massively important your wheels may use cone , ball ,spigot or washer faced if you use cone seat nuts on wheels designed for ball you'll never get them off without drilling the stud out ! drilling 16 or 20 studs out is not fun . mick Blimey - bit of a drag from the past! I've been using Freelander studs and nuts since getting the alloys and no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted May 20 Author Report Share Posted May 20 45 minutes ago, Anglefire said: Blimey - bit of a drag from the past! I've been using Freelander studs and nuts since getting the alloys and no issues. Same here one of the best upgrades I’ve done on my Vitesse Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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