Wheel Nutters

[Dekker]

I've changed my wheels a couple of times over the 4 years of my car ownership.

Whilst doing research on suitable locking wheel nuts, I've found that up until 964 (1993) those 911's that used wheel nuts, use a type with a tapered bevel that seats into the wheel hub.

From the 993 models onwards a nut with a radial edge was used.

So if using wheels from later models all the wheel nuts would need to be changed to match the wheels.

 

[T911UK]

Your information is very wrong, wheel nuts didnt change from 1965 to 1998, neither did the shape of the locking nut

 

[Dekker]

Hi Mathew,

have Porsche always used the Radial edged nuts on their 911's?

 

[T911UK]

Yes, ball seat nuts even on the 356

 

[Dekker]

Thanks very much for the reply.

I've been on databases from other suppliers who have different nuts from the dates stated above but I know how many of these are erroneous. I went and bought an oil filter at Halfords for another car and the instore database had a completely different set of numbers from their onshelf book. I went with the book and it was correct.

 

[Melv]

Your nuts! []

 

[Dekker]

What can I say??