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Which wheel nuts do i use?

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i'm fitting a set of 10" weller wheels to my mini what nuts should i be using?
at the moment i have a set of 7x13" ultralight's fitted will the nuts from them be ok to use as i'm not sure if they have a different seat angle to standard nuts:?:


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Unless you changed the wheel studs you shoudn't have a problem....
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Post by kerryminigringo »

Wellers use ordinary steel wheel nuts,not sure about the Superlights.I thought they used sleeve nuts.
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these look like the ones i have now http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx? ... 768&title=
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aidstap wrote:these look like the ones i have now http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx? ... 768&title=
remove a wheel and measure the stud lenght and someone maybe able to say if they were ever changed.... the 7*13's usualy require longer studs that may be too long for the wellers.... them nuts you have are the 60 degree seat ones so should work as wellers use standard nuts

another thing to consider is will they fit over your brake assembly??
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I test fitted them last night they seem to fit ok with them nuts.

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is there not an issue with the chamfer (cut angle) on the seating of the wheel-nut? was it not the case that steel wheels (inc wellers?) use a curved seating and alloys (using a steel insert) are at a fixed angle? as opposed to the fully sleeved nuts as in some alloys?

curious here as ive a set of Wellies someplace.
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