Wheel bolts

[wilson_sri]

Didnt think this would be hard, but been trying to find new wheel bolts. Tried all the motor factors that my work use, and not one of them do nova size! Which is weird? :wtf:
Also checked demon tweeks and rally design and they dont do the size. Have got the right size? m12x1.75 17mm.

Any websites you use with them would be great.

[Welsh Dan]

Can you not whip them off almost any other vauxhall in a scrapyard?

[Riggy]

i got new ones from my local tyre fitters , wernt dear neither

[wilson_sri]

Can you not whip them off almost any other vauxhall in a scrapyard?
i want new shiney ones lol

[wilson_sri]

but they are the right size iv been asking for?

[Mike]

I had some stainless ones of ebay

[Welsh Dan]

If you're going to that effort, why not use a stud+nut conversion instead?

[wilson_sri]

how do i go about that?

[Mike]

If you're going to that effort, why not use a stud+nut conversion instead?

Me you mean?

[Welsh Dan]

Mike: It was aimed at Wilson, but yeah why not you aswell, seeing as you've gone to such an effort with your build so far and attention to detail.

Wilson: There are Kits available with studs that you screw into the hubs+drums the same way you'd fit studs into a cylinder head, then you can just push the wheels onto those studs and put nuts onto them, rather than faff about with vauxhalls effort every time.

[Mike]

Mike: It was aimed at Wilson, but yeah why not you aswell, seeing as you've gone to such an effort with your build so far and attention to detail.

Ive got a set of Group A alloy hubs with dowels in anayway, but ive got some stainless bolts for the dowel's ;)

[Welsh Dan]

Ahh, sweet :thumb:.

[wilson_sri]

Sounds good, any links to where i can get these kits?

[Welsh Dan]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stud-Conversion-Kit-Rally-Car-Astra-Nova-Corsa-Track_W0QQitemZ200225569674QQihZ010QQcategoryZ1040 6QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Jack]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Corsa-Nova-Astra-Golf-WHEEL-STUD-CONVERSION-NUTS_W0QQitemZ360050854153QQihZ023QQcategoryZ72257 QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp16 38Q2em118Q2el1247

[wilson_sri]

So you just screw the studs into the hubs as normal?

[Welsh Dan]

Pretty much, you might find you have to lock 2 nuts together onto the end of the stud though in order to get them in without damaging the end of the thread of the nuts that come with them. I'd also loctite them in place.

[wilson_sri]

Cool Dan, cheers for the help. Im guessing you can buy locking ones aswell?

[Welsh Dan]

I would expect so, most fords +mini's etc.. seem to use the same setup from what I've seen.