HELP! Wheel Nut Issue

[colnerov]

Hi, I can't make out whether that is a taper seat or not, so talk to this guy and tell him what you have got -

www.mistertee.co.uk/index.html

Colin

[welshpug]

pretty sure they use sleeve nuts.

[nigelbickle]

Sleeve nuts. Available on Ebay, Mister Tee etc. get the correct washers too, (concave or flat).

[Carter]

Give speedshack.co.uk a call, super helpful and almost certain to sort you out.

[avengertec]

I've got these on my scimitar and they use sleeved nuts

[Dez]

3/4" sleeve nut, flat washer, iirc. they are available as stock on nissans, many of the factory alloys used them through the '80s. i may even have a set kicking round off my 300c, or i may have given them to stuyzz with the lotus wheels for his car.

[yatesy]

I've got the same problem 3/4 sleeve nuts are to slack on the hole

[colnerov]

Hi, it doesn't matter if the sleeve nuts are loose in the hole because the wheel is centred by the centre spigot. The nuts just tighten up on the face of the wheel and hold the rear face against the hub using friction.

Colin

[yatesy]

Rear drums have no eccentric rings

[fr€$h&m1nt¥]

Thread from the dead as I’m in a similar predicament.

Did anyone get to the bottom of this or is this why seemingly rare lotus eclat wheels change hands so often?!

[Rich]

Feb 17, 2021 4:06:37 GMT fr€$h&m1nt¥ said:

Thread from the dead as I’m in a similar predicament.

Did anyone get to the bottom of this or is this why seemingly rare lotus eclat wheels change hands so often?!

I think if www.mistertee.co.uk/ doesn’t do it it doesn’t exist. I’ve used him before for odd wheel nuts. Dez has also answered the question within this thread.

[fr€$h&m1nt¥]

Feb 17, 2021 7:57:09 GMT Rich said:

Feb 17, 2021 4:06:37 GMT fr€$h&m1nt¥ said:

Thread from the dead as I’m in a similar predicament.

Did anyone get to the bottom of this or is this why seemingly rare lotus eclat wheels change hands so often?!

I think if www.mistertee.co.uk/ doesn’t do it it doesn’t exist. I’ve used him before for odd wheel nuts. Dez has also answered the question within this thread.

I’ve found 3/4” ones but yatesy said they’re still too loose. I’m intrigued about the theory that it doesn’t matter if they’re still loose. I’m used to radius seated nuts where the tightness centres them.

[Dez]

They don’t have to be super tight in the hole. They’re will be a tiny bit of play, it’s usually just wear on the wheels from having the nuts run in and out many times. . By the time you have all 4 on the play will be negligible in centering terms, and by the time they’re tightened it’s a moot point.
The lotus wheels are definitely 3/4” though, I’ve had a few sets over the years.

I actually found a bag of new Nissan fit sleeve nuts the other day that I ended up not using on my Laurel if you want some cheap?

[fr€$h&m1nt¥]

Cheers message on its way.