wheel nut size

[milfredo]

Hi all,

I've currently got bolts on the rear and studs and nuts on the front - Stock 71 drum and disks.

I was sent some nuts with my new wheels but the threads are too large diameter... I need some replacements but have no real idea what size I need. The current good nuts are 19mm socket and the the bolts are 18mm

I've ordered a set of studs off JK that were listed for my year van so I'm hoping these will be ok.

Cheers,
Will

 

[milfredo]

oh yeah and I wasn't to fit studs on the rear so I ordered an empty set from JK that said that they would fit the model and year.

 

[milfredo]

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[sparkywig]

Wheel bolts and nuts are M14x1.5
Are you fitting screw-in studs to the rear?

 

[milfredo]

Wheel bolts and nuts are M14x1.5
Are you fitting screw-in studs to the rear?

That was the idea yes.

 

[milfredo]

That was the idea yes

Wheel bolts and nuts are M14x1.5
Are you fitting screw-in studs to the rear?

is this a normal to do thing or are bolts better?

 

[milfredo]

Ah Man, it's never easy... The new bolts are 14 x 1.5 but the studs on my disks are not. These bolts slide straight over. I can use the existing ones for now but I am guessing I need to pull the disk to put the right gauge studs on yes?

 

[milfredo]

Ah Man, it's never easy... The new bolts are 14 x 1.5 but the studs on my disks are not. These bolts slide straight over. I can use the existing ones for now but I am guessing I need to pull the disk to put the right gauge studs on yes?

These are not stock disks or caliber are they?

There is no adaptor, I have something custom.

 

[sparkywig]

Are you sure you've got stock brakes fitted?

 

[milfredo]

Are you sure you've got stock brakes fitted?

I couldn't say.

 

[Ben72Bay]

Try a cheap tap and dye set - run up and down the stud until you find the right one.

Or take one of the existing studs or original nut somewhere and get them to match it.

 

[67panel]

That is a wheel adaptor, so what wheels are you running? The 5 allen bolts will be the original stud pattern/size.

 

[milfredo]

The wheels that are currently fitted are 5 x 130 Cosmics. I'm sending back the new ones and replacing them for 5 x 130

 

[milfredo]

Does anyone have any tips on installing the dust cap? I am missing my right one and ordered a replacement from Heritage and it seemed far too solid. Anyway, I could not get it over the hub even with a 5lb club hammer. The end gave in before the lips was even pushed over the hub. I thought I would use a grinder and see if a little starter slot would help but this made the whole thing warp/ split and still not fit. Something less solid would surly do for this application?

Crazy.