Yes I know the shape is different, the "profile?"...And that may be what
Scott is mainly referring to..

   But there are actual quite a few wheel nuts and bolts that are made from
alloy. These aren't acceptable, safety-wise, on racetracks (by the rules) or
(in my opinion) for street use in the real world.  Too easy to damage and
simply not as strong or as durable as steel..

  I get the point...make certain the shape of the wheel fasteners match the
holes in the wheels properly.  But using an alloy nut on a steel wheel stud
is risky, too.
  Don Hanson

On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Jake de Villiers <
crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:

> Don, Scott's talking about the wheel nuts and bolts that come with Vanagon
> alloy wheels - they are different from the ones that are used on the
> steelies.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 7:49 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>
>> > they also require a cone face lug nut or bolt .
>> > And it's not exactly the same as the one used on 14 inch alloy wheels...
>> > close, but not the same .    Alloy lug nuts or bolts would work....but
>> the
>> > contact area is a lot larger on the alloy nut or bolt.
>>
>>
>>  I've seen alloy lug bolts fail.   They are prohibited on racetracks.  I
>> don't use them on any vehicle.  A 'ham-fisted'  mechanic with an air
>> impact
>> wrench can over-stress them with ease and you'd never know till they let
>> go.  You can even twist them right off 'by hand' (make the bolt shaft
>> break
>> using a normal lug wrench) and they sometimes seize onto a steel hub due
>> to
>> dissimilar metals reaction.
>>  Don Hanson
>>
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