S2 Exige wheel nuts

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Sun May 27, 2007 11:58 pm

Please indulge the lack-of-paying-attention..... What wheel nuts should I be ordering as an upgrade. ie wont sheer off just by giving a slight twist.

clickety

Oh and where can I get another wheel key?

Ta

tut · Post by **tut** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:08 am

Kenny

Please tell me that you do not still have locking wheel nuts on?

Even newbies know to ditch those as soon as they get a car, because sure as hell you will either lose the key socket, or strip the two lugs off.

tut

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:17 am

erm....

robin · Post by **robin** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:24 am

I am sure Gareth will be along in a minute the set on EGOR are off a BMW I believe.

Cheers,
Robin

Post by **simon** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:43 am

These will do you Kenny:
http://www.eliseparts.com/shop/index.ph ... cee769e582

BMW and Vauxhall also do them, think mine are beemer ones.

Tut, it's nothing to do with the locking one on the S2, if anything it's the best of the lot. It's the spline tool key that's supplied to fit the non-locking bolts. If they are over torqued, the tool just shears and you're buggered.

Anyone with an S2 with those bolts that doesn't tighten them with a torque wrench at the correct setting should get rid of them!

Post by **simon** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:46 am

Robin, the ones on EGOR will be the Lotus longer bolts to fit the OZ wheels, which should fit Kenny's car. AFAIK the 135R doesn't have any locking bolts on it, maybe one of the other owners can confirm that.

mac · Post by **mac** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:22 am

My OZ wheels came with 16 standard head bolts

Mac

jj · Post by jj » Mon May 28, 2007 9:24 am

I am also going to need to sort this in the next few days before the new wheels go on, I noticed the splined bit that came with the car is seriously chewed up.

tut · Post by **tut** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:43 am

ah so. Shows my lack of knowledge of the S2.

The wheel nuts were obviously an upgrade over those on the S1(sic), but to be honest, the original tin covered ones that were used were crap as well.

tut

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:04 pm

Cheers Si, I'll get them ordered up.

Post by **simon** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:35 pm

Maybe check with Geary that they'll be ok, not sure if the 'yota cars need different sizes but as they're the longer ones they should be ok.

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:59 pm

I've still got the cack ones on my S1

Which should I be purchasing?

robin · Post by **robin** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:03 pm

Greg - for S1:

http://www.eliseparts.com/shop/index.ph ... cts_id=223

Cheers,
Robin

jj · Post by jj » Mon May 28, 2007 1:05 pm

Just ordered an S2-set. He`s going to be wondering why the rush on nuts in Scotland.....

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Mon May 28, 2007 2:52 pm

Got mine ordered as well