Need some wheel assistance ......... - Drifting forum

docwra · 08-05-2008, 11:39

About 7 years ago, Manish (remember him) on here posted up pics of his S14 on Rays Gram Lights 57 Pros, and I decided then that I had to have a set.

Finally after all this waiting I found a chap on here selling some and was there like a rat up a drainpipe. These are 18x9J +12 on the front and 18x10J +12 on the back:

But! I need centrecaps and wheel nuts ......... what do you reckon to blue Rays nuts:

With pukka Gram centre caps

RAYS Gram Lights Centre Caps - Type RF

I reckon they would be a bit dark personally .............

Jord · 08-05-2008, 11:40

Alloy wheel nuts suck the big one mate.

steerfromtherear · 08-05-2008, 11:50

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Originally Posted by Jord

Alloy wheel nuts suck the big one mate.

Why? I thought that you were "meant" to use different nuts/bolts with alloys, not that I ever have afaik.

tokyo_black · 08-05-2008, 11:55

The rays nuts that came on my 180 were rubbish, they looked great but they deformed, scratched and warped so easily it was a joke.

I junked them and have gone with rota tuner nuts now which are much nicer.

docwra · 08-05-2008, 12:01

Excellent - thanks already

So if the Rays/alloys nuts in general are shit, what else should I be looking at? What about centrecaps?

MJG · 08-05-2008, 12:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by steerfromtherear

Why? I thought that you were "meant" to use different nuts/bolts with alloys, not that I ever have afaik.

Yes, the chamfers on them are different but actual nuts made of aluminium = fail.

cefiro_drifta · 08-05-2008, 12:09

alloy nuts suck big time... rota do some steel ones that are cheap and look good

Mighty_Mini · 08-05-2008, 12:22

i never had any problems with my rays nuts..

**James** · 08-05-2008, 12:32

Our internal drive steel nuts would look posh

GmasterT · 08-05-2008, 13:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

Our internal drive steel nuts would look posh

obviously...

docwra · 08-05-2008, 13:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

Our internal drive steel nuts would look posh

Id need a locker as well though .......... considering ..........

Check these badboys out though: Kics Project R26 Neo Chro Lug Nuts

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**James** · 08-05-2008, 13:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by docwra

Id need a locker as well though

Got lockers in the same style as well. Tenner for 4 with a key

warner · 08-05-2008, 13:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

Our internal drive steel nuts would look posh

Yep, i run 'em and i think they look rather cool, good security too as you need the special key to do them up. 10j et12 sits real nice on the back there doc

Give us a bell if you wanna pop round and see what the DW nuts look like on yours

docwra · 08-05-2008, 16:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

Got lockers in the same style as well. Tenner for 4 with a key

Ooooh you persuasive ole bugger you

Im thinking about it - either DW ones or Kics Project R26 Neo Chro Lug Nuts them

Kamikaze_S15 · 08-05-2008, 19:30

Def the blue nuts....they go with the car

**SteveC200** · 08-05-2008, 23:29

Those centre caps will look rather nifty I reckon.

docwra · 09-05-2008, 09:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveC200

Those centre caps will look rather nifty I reckon.

I like the gold, but not the black. That said Im not finding bugger all else atm

99% on those caps with

nuts ......... probably

08-05-2008, 11:39	#1 (permalink)
docwra dorifto kingu! Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,191	Need some wheel assistance ......... About 7 years ago, Manish (remember him) on here posted up pics of his S14 on Rays Gram Lights 57 Pros, and I decided then that I had to have a set. Finally after all this waiting I found a chap on here selling some and was there like a rat up a drainpipe. These are 18x9J +12 on the front and 18x10J +12 on the back: But! I need centrecaps and wheel nuts ......... what do you reckon to blue Rays nuts: With pukka Gram centre caps RAYS Gram Lights Centre Caps - Type RF I reckon they would be a bit dark personally .............

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08-05-2008, 11:40	#2 (permalink)
Jord PS13 Silvia Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Peterborough Posts: 6,864	Alloy wheel nuts suck the big one mate.

08-05-2008, 11:55	#4 (permalink)
tokyo_black doughnutter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 64	The rays nuts that came on my 180 were rubbish, they looked great but they deformed, scratched and warped so easily it was a joke. I junked them and have gone with rota tuner nuts now which are much nicer.

08-05-2008, 12:01	#5 (permalink)
docwra dorifto kingu! Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,191	Excellent - thanks already So if the Rays/alloys nuts in general are shit, what else should I be looking at? What about centrecaps?

08-05-2008, 12:09	#7 (permalink)
cefiro_drifta mad pointing munkey Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: surrey Posts: 10,709	alloy nuts suck big time... rota do some steel ones that are cheap and look good

08-05-2008, 12:22	#8 (permalink)
Mighty_Mini S Arrrrrrr 20 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1,851	i never had any problems with my rays nuts..

08-05-2008, 12:32	#9 (permalink)
James ADMINISTRATOR Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Birmingham UK Posts: 7,215	Our internal drive steel nuts would look posh

08-05-2008, 19:30	#15 (permalink)
Kamikaze_S15 doughnutter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bournemouth, Dorset Posts: 36	Def the blue nuts....they go with the car

08-05-2008, 23:29	#16 (permalink)
SteveC200 is Stupid Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Essex Posts: 5,708	Those centre caps will look rather nifty I reckon.