New Wheels...Help?!!?

[jb1830]

Ok, so I got my first set of wheels...

http://lh6.google.com/jb1830/Rttczb7xTmI/AAAAAAAAAHs/2eezNqIr1X8/s800/img066.jpg

This is my first mod ever...so as a noob I obviously forgot about the whole lug thing and the lug nuts for my stock wheels don't work in these new ones. The nuts go far into the wheel and I can't screw them on tightly. Do I just need to buy new longer nuts? or is there like a special tool? SOLVED (I Got Tuner lugs)

NEW PROBLEM...Read a few posts down...Thanks

[Silverfc88]

You probably need some kind of tuner type lug nut. http://www.gorilla-auto.com/products/?sfID1=249&sfID2=252&productName=S%2FD+LUG+NUTS+CLOSED+END&image=6214.jpg



Your saying the lugs are to big?

[jb1830]

I don't really understand what the tuner lugs are?

My problem is the nut goes into the wheel so i cant screw it in all the way...

This is a pic of someone else with the same wheels...I guess those are the type of nuts I need...do they have a specific name?

http://www.geocities.com/commongroundcarclub/Jas1.JPG

[Mrjaydeeone]

you are going to need tuner lugs like the ones in the picture you posted above

[jb1830]

Ok, so I guess I need tuner lugs...so the one's in the link above are the right ones to get? And is there any place I can just go and pick some up...like Pep Boys? Thanks for the help.

[NOPSTNS]

go to pep boys to get car wash stuff. not anything else!

first of all, be ready to pay 100-200 bucks. thats what tuner lugs cost. second, dont be dumb like me and install/remove the lugs 100 times with an impact gun, thats not good. ive been waiting for months for my neo's to come in from japan and if i go into extremepsi one more time to ask about those lugs they will take me out back and stone me.


go to a real shop or a real online store and order tuner lugs. ( ive only been dealing with extremepsi and R/T tuning so either of those depending on wherever u live will do) but there are a million places that will get u good lugs, pep boys is not one of them. google tuner lugs and ull have page after page of places that sell lugs.

KNOW ur thread pitch and size before u do it or ask someone who knows it. for example my car's lugs are for 12x1.5, ull prolly want a long lug like me bc the holes for my wheels sink in so far its crazy (read:"annoying")

some cars are 12x1.25 i think, like hondas and subarus? anyone kno chime in here....

and number three....be ready to spend 200 bucks...o wait i already said that, well its important to kno

[jb1830]

I actually went to Pep Boys and got a set of tuner lugs for $30...I knew the thread size and everything fits great...or so I thought...I was all excited put the wheels on the car and removed the center caps on the wheels out of curiosity and noticed this...

http://lh6.google.com/jb1830/RtxkDL7xTqI/AAAAAAAAAI4/ObdRI1_Vicg/s800/NewWheelsDifference.jpg

I'm pretty sure thats not supposed to be like that... is there something I need to add on to make them fit correctly like my oem wheels? or have I failed and bought wheels that wont fit?

[Vypurr]

That looks like the whole wheel needs to push further in against the rotor.

[jb1830]

This is the back of the wheels...

http://lh5.google.com/jb1830/RtxvO77xTrI/AAAAAAAAAJE/0aZ_ymcc3v4/s800/img069.jpg

When the wheels are bolted on and 100% against the rotor the center hole on the wheel is too big...compared to the way the oem tires sit flush on the center part of the rotor.

[cburwell]

The Konig wheels probably have a thicker center section, so that part of the hub does not sit flush with the wheel.

You said you removed the center caps. I would check to see if that causes a problem. Many times removing the caps will allow dirt and water into the wheel bearings, causing premature failure.

[malloyboy1]

pm sent...

[jb1830]

The Konig wheels probably have a thicker center section, so that part of the hub does not sit flush with the wheel.

Yea I took the caps off to see what was going on in the center part of the rotor...They're back on. But yea...Is there a solution to when the center part of the tire is too big? Like an extender? I'm afraid to drive around with the wheel only depending on the lugs. :(

[Silverfc88]

I haven't had a problem runnig wheels that have the same problem. I usually just hand tighten the lugs down to help center the wheels and then work my way around in a star pattern with a lug wrench. Never use an impact.


If your really worried about it you can get hubcentric centering rings that will adapt your stuck hubs to fit the Konigs.

[jb1830]

^^^ YES!!!! That's what I need... Centering rings and cones!!! Thank you so much!!!

http://www.pacetools.com/images/accessories/large/wheel_balancer_truck_cone_set.jpg