Mix steels and alloys?

G'day Mungo,

Just be carefull with the wheel nuts they may be different for alloys versus steel. Still you can take the right wheel nuts in any event.

Kind reg

only issue would be with different overall diameters of the tyres fitted which create more wind up if in 4wd and if fitted to the back can make your lsd diff work hard as one wheel is turning faster than the other if the diameters are the same close no problems especially for an emergency spare

Nope . . . no issue.

As per Flappan, No Issues (apart from asthetics)

Providing the rims (and tyres) are the same diameter as others on the vehicle there is no safety issue.

It is quite common (and legal) to have wheels/tyres on Camper trailers, etc. that match (in size and stud patterns) those on the towing vehicle.

As said before,wheel nuts.I carry a spare steel rim,have alloys on the vehicle and the wheel nuts are totaly different.I carry a set for the steel rim in the glove box.

Shouldn't be an issue

I run steels out bush and carry a spare alloy as I have two sets of wheels. Have to carry wheel nuts which only fit with the alloy.

Mungo, I am so glad you asked this question, because I. like a wanker, have been running around with a new spare for the Honda, like the stud pattern & profile is all good, but I am just SO goin' to suss out the wheel nuts tomorrow!

May even have another look at the Delica unit while I'm at it.....

Note to self........ get knotted boot-lace....... proceed to whip ones-self until blood appears...... while chanting "Om Padi - Ian you baddy - Tracy will be saddy - If & when she gets a flatty...."

Im off, got to go find my Riggers boots.......

Cheers

Wolf With Welts

Thanks everyone, no worries then except to keep a set of steel nuts. Just what I thought but nice to have it confirmed by the ever helpful bunch of guys and gals here...

Well looks like another thing I have learned. I didn't know that

Sparkie(IE not Y) ;-)

The only issue that I know of is that the hubs that are set up for Steel rims often have shorter studs than those for Alloys, therefore the Alloys that have a thicker plate may not leave sufficient room to put nuts on.

We had this problem when we were the first Bushtracker Owners to want to put Alloys on the caravan. Simplicity suspensions who manufactured the hubs only allowed sufficient stud length for steels and they then had to re-do all the hubs to allow the tow vehicle alloys to be fitted to the caravan.