Prado WheelNuts
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 21:56
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Benter
Hi - I hope some of you have a solution to this problem - and thanks in advance for any comment.
1 have a 120 series prado (with alloy wheels) and a camper trailer with prado steel wheels.
What I'd like to be able to do, is to put any spare be it steel or alloy anywhere. I don't particularly what to carry more than the 2 spares (ie 1 alloy and 1 steel)
Mowing the Steel to the Prado is not a problem However getting the right wheel nuts for fitting the alloy to the trailer appears to be a problem . The trailer has an imperial thread hence the prado wheel nuts are no good. The "standard aftermarket" nuts for alloys shafts are around 1-2mm smaller than the prado's and resulting in a bit of slop where
the nut goes through the alloy and therefore not satisfactory.
Is anybody aware where I may be able to get the"right" wheel nuts or if they have another solution.
Thanks Terry
Reply By: GerryP - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 22:15
Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 22:15
Hi Benter,
Not sure what state you're from but two possible solutions...
1. Contact Galaxy Products, Galpro Engineering, 13 Cardiff Ct. CAVAN, SA. on (08)83495422. These guys will make you any special stud you need at a very reasonable price. Good quality as
well. ...or...
2. Perhaps consider replacing the studs in the trailer with Prado ones. If the Prado studs are larger, you may need to drill the hubs to the correct size after knocking the old studs out.
A third option would be to replace the hubs on the trailer, but that would cost more dollars, especially if they are drums or discs.
Hope that helps
Cheers
Gerry
www.galproeng.com.au
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