Lug nuts for steel wheels?
I've just had a need to mount the spare tire on our TT for the first time while I deal with a tire issue. The lug nuts for the alloy wheels are conical but are they the correct ones to be using with ...
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The wheel is OEM from KZ. I just checked it again in case I was dreaming or something, and nope - no taper in the holes. Wheel cannot be reversed either. I'm used to seeing a "bulge" in steel wheels too.
What's even stranger is that it's made in the US by Dexstar. Not a suspect hecho en China item. It's 15x6", "Mini-mod" style, #17-222 which is not on their website.
I spun it around numerous times while gradually tightening the nuts in a criss-cross pattern to try and get the wheel properly centered. Dropped the wheel on the ground and gradually tightened some more. Will drive up our driveway a few hundred feet and check tightness again before heading off down the street and then recheck once more after that.
What's even stranger is that it's made in the US by Dexstar. Not a suspect hecho en China item. It's 15x6", "Mini-mod" style, #17-222 which is not on their website.
I spun it around numerous times while gradually tightening the nuts in a criss-cross pattern to try and get the wheel properly centered. Dropped the wheel on the ground and gradually tightened some more. Will drive up our driveway a few hundred feet and check tightness again before heading off down the street and then recheck once more after that.
