Alloy wheel nuts

[bluestu]

nice

[stylussprinter]

Yes , they do look nice , although that wasn't my primary incentive for changing them but I seem to be getting a little ' blingy '
On another point , seeing as I didn't weigh the tyres before they were fitted , I've just weighed a wheel/tyre and it's 11kgs including 40 to 80 grams of balancing weights -- so tyres are around 7.4kgs which is just over 1kg less than the 15 inch R888's.
So all round , I've lost 24kgs of unsprung weight plus another 0.560kg through changing the wheelnuts . Total weight of the Stylus is now 575.44kgs --------- I'll drill a few more holes into the fibreglass to edge it down a touch more.
Approx'ly --- 401 bhp/tonne , so 16 bhp/tonne up

[stylussprinter]

After a few emails , texts etc due to them not arriving within 24 hrs as advertised --- today I have them and with the delivery knocked off
They have slotted sides so they can be fitted using the very slim adapter which avoids damaging the billet centres if using a socket. The advised torque is 75 to 85 ft/lbs.

[stylussprinter]

With new 13's and lightweight 25 gram wheelnuts / coldforged 1008 steel ---- pushed it out to start up after 5 weeks not running , up to temp ' and back in the shed.

Didn't set torque at advised 75 ft/lbs to 85 ft/lbs though because with an 18 inch bar (not the little 12 inch one I normally use)
the wrench didn't click at even 70 ft/lbs , using what I thought was too much pressure ---- so assuming these nuts get used on cars weighing way more than mine (over 1 tonne) , I set it at 66 ft/lbs where it clicked but with huge force.
I never used a torque wrench before on my wheels , just up tight using a 12 inch bar then that last little snatch just to be sure , so I'll leave well alone