Wheel Nut Taper to Ball Seat Adaptors

G-lude · Post by **G-lude** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 5:57 pm

I don't really want to use them, but after looking online the consensus is running oem wheels and tapered bolts is risky as they don't sit against the rim the same.

Are my only options to get oem nuts, or use these washers?

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 6:31 pm

I must be missing something though... You can get nuts with the correct form on the end already though, so I'm confused why the need to use adapters in the first place?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:15 pm

G-lude, is this just because you want to use the tapered wheel nuts you already have? There are plenty of domed nuts out there... Just the choice is pretty limited to chrome.

G-lude · Post by **G-lude** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:02 pm

NafemanNathan wrote:G-lude, is this just because you want to use the tapered wheel nuts you already have? There are plenty of domed nuts out there... Just the choice is pretty limited to chrome.

I'm yet to actually buy some, but as you have mentioned it really limits your selection, and I don't really want standard chrome wheel nuts, I'll perhaps hunt around a little more as I'm not overly keen on the washer idea anyway, there well overpriced for what they are too lol

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:37 pm

Again, the States is quite plentiful with non-chromed jobs...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Neo-Chrome-Stee ... ke%3AHonda

http://www.ebay.com/itm/20-HONDA-BALL-R ... 0737521596

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Neo-Chrome-Stee ... ke%3AHonda

G-lude · Post by **G-lude** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 12:26 am

@nafemannathan

Embarrassingly I was using the eBay app and I was like what the hell I can't find any of these sort of nuts haha

Might of helped if I set it to search internationally

Anyways thanks! Will have a gander, not fussed about waiting for something to ship if it's the right fitment

macky_6 · Post by **macky_6** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:50 pm

I used these adapters on my daily driver for about 2 years with no issues

NCCMUR · Post by **NCCMUR** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:09 pm

this thread slightly worries me as i bought new open ended nuts to go on the motegi wheels i got
From the pics it appears the nuts i got are tapered
Are these the wrong ones??

macky_6 · Post by **macky_6** » Wed Jun 24, 2015 8:16 pm

NCCMUR wrote: this thread slightly worries me as i bought new open ended nuts to go on the motegi wheels i got
From the pics it appears the nuts i got are tapered
Are these the wrong ones??

Yip!

Use the adapters

From the pics they look quite thick but the nuts sink into them