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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2076   
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Yes you do.
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7th Jun 2020 3:49pm |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3750 
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7th Jun 2020 10:19pm |
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| RoddyK05 Member Since: 08 Apr 2015 Location: Inverclyde Posts: 633  
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Not something that I have ever done as I’ve only had steelies on my Landys, but I have definitely seen people using wheelnuts designed for alloys with steel wheels. The ‘alloy’ wheelnuts are chamfered at the end and can be used to secure steel wheels. I can’t say for certain if the chamfered angle is appropriate and therefore safe for this purpose but it can be done. Obviously wheelnuts designed for steel wheels can’t be used to secure alloys though.
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7th Jun 2020 10:57pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 07 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1829 |
^^^ Just on the point above - I've accumulated a hodge-podge of alloy wheel nuts. Some do have the chamfer, but some don't - and have just a flat face towards the hub.
I agree that the chamfered ones would probably do the job in a tight spot, but not the flat ones. Worth checking compatibility. I can see that it might be useful to have the chamfered ones if using alloys, but perhaps carrying a steel wheel as a spare, or second spare. I had a think about this at one point when I was considering a steel spare instead of an alloy just for 'security' purposes, to make it less attractive to any thieving so and sos. Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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8th Jun 2020 11:07am |
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| VVS210 Member Since: 12 Nov 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 953
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As I recall from back in the day when I had a 200 Tdi Disco with alloy road wheels but a steel spare, the standard alloy wheel nuts had a chamfer at the base so you could use them to fit the steel spare if you needed to. Can't remember if there were any warnings in the handbook about reduced driving speed or distance with them fitted though? personally I wouldn't use the alloy wheel nuts permanently on steel wheels as they look carp!
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8th Jun 2020 1:27pm |
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