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Flat Nuts for Steel Wheels

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30 Jun 2015 12:45 #146930 by Dyl
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I recently purchased new steel wheels the same from this site.

Great next day service and very helpful. Infact it's the same company as your Ebay link.

They look great on the Jimny!

www.4x4tyres.co.uk/jimny-1998-to-2005/15...l-black-p-14340.html

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30 Jun 2015 14:16 #146933 by furo
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Perfect, thanks Dyl!

2004 Jimny Mode: General Grabber AT3s (215/75/R15); Trailmaster 2" Lift; Jimnybits Snorkel; Jimnybits Front and Rear Recovery Points; Suntop Roof Rack; AVM Manual Hubs; Stainless Steel Exhaust System (SOLD)

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30 Jun 2015 17:57 #146939 by helijohn
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furo wrote: Thanks a lot for the advice guys. I'm on a bad run at the moment, I've gone 2 for 2 in mod failures lol. The only thing I've managed to do is mount a fire extinguisher!

This is the link to the wheel itself:

www.4x4tyres.info/15-x-7-5139-suzuki-jim...-modular-steel-wheel .


Well if I bought those I would have expected bevelled nuts to be used and would have had them sent back STAT. I would not expect to have to ask if they need weird non standard lug nuts before purchase. It strikes me that something is amiss with the items description but hey, who knows these days. I think the last time I saw flat nuts personally was in the ark or an old old trailer I had.

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30 Jun 2015 19:39 #146962 by furo
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I went back to the garage this evening and this time the mechanic said there actually is a bit of a taper and he thinks they will work (I know nothing - I'm just going by what he says) so I'm going to get them fitted on Saturday morning and he'll see how they look. Hopefully they'll turn out fine in the end, although he didn't seem convinced.

I feel so dumb for all this. Oh well - learning a lot as I go!

2004 Jimny Mode: General Grabber AT3s (215/75/R15); Trailmaster 2" Lift; Jimnybits Snorkel; Jimnybits Front and Rear Recovery Points; Suntop Roof Rack; AVM Manual Hubs; Stainless Steel Exhaust System (SOLD)

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01 Jul 2015 08:29 - 01 Jul 2015 09:00 #146990 by helijohn
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furo wrote: I went back to the garage this evening and this time the mechanic said there actually is a bit of a taper and he thinks they will work (I know nothing - I'm just going by what he says) so I'm going to get them fitted on Saturday morning and he'll see how they look. Hopefully they'll turn out fine in the end, although he didn't seem convinced.

I feel so dumb for all this. Oh well - learning a lot as I go!


Not at all, wheels are a nightmare!

I was going to mention this earlier but thought better of it as I thought you had looked closely anyway.

In my early days of Suzukis I had an LJ80 and I bought wide wheels for it. I later used them on early Vitaras. The wheels for the LJ80 appeared flat unlike some of the more modern steelies that tend to have a raised area where the nut goes. The taper on the flat wheels is very minimal but it is there and if that's the case you will be fine.

The wheels for the LJ had a hole in them to poke at the brake adjuster through.

Here is the LJ with "flat" wheels.



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01 Jul 2015 11:28 #147002 by furo
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That's great, thanks Helijohn. It sounds like my wheels are the same as the ones you had.

2004 Jimny Mode: General Grabber AT3s (215/75/R15); Trailmaster 2" Lift; Jimnybits Snorkel; Jimnybits Front and Rear Recovery Points; Suntop Roof Rack; AVM Manual Hubs; Stainless Steel Exhaust System (SOLD)

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