shop is telling me my aftermarket rims require special lug nuts, that mini's use strange ones


this normal?

I was hoping I could put slicks on my stock rims, and not have to carry the OEM lug nuts along too

 

what kind of rims? maybe he meant tapered nuts at a certain angle?

 

ASA AR1's from discount tire

 

They prolly need "tuner" style wheel bolts. Not sure what the problem would be in trying to find some.

 

nope....stock lugs work just fine on those for 12mm cars. when was your car made??

 

car was built last month

 

oh its an R56? dont know much about those...the bolts holes are 14mm x 1.25 right?

hehehe so if I understand right, hes going to need the TSW conversion studs....not so much funky nuts...

 

dude...have you bought every rim for the Mini known to man?! (im assuming that your car in the photo)

 

Yep, may need a special tuner lug nut to fit SOME wheels if your car is a 2006 1/2 or 2007 model.

If the wheels have a small bolt hole you will need a special 14mm x 1.25 tuner lug, or do a lug bolt change over. The price is about the same either way. I went the special lug bolt route.

But, not all wheels would require the special bolts, it depends on how the wheel is made. I just replaced the ones that I had on my car, and I'm able to use the stock lug bolts.

If the bolt holes are completely seperate, then more than likely you'll need the special bolts. Click on my link below and you'll see what I mean by "completely seperate". These are the wheels that I have removed that required the specail bolt.

I the wheel lug area is open like say the ASA wheels shown above, you may be alright with stock lugs.

 

<guilty as charged> I had BBS RG-F too I'm on my sixth set and the car is a year old last month. I have two other sets in the garage that have never been on the car.

 

did you buy from Tire Rack? They should include whatever you need to install. They show those wheels working on the R56 so at worst, you might need a thinwall socket for your stock 14mm bolts to install.

 

discount tires sells ASA's?

wat?

 

yes

in fact the picture I posted is from the discount tire website

 

Actually Discount Tires sell a lot of wheel brands that aren't listed on their web-site. They can get just about any major brand you are interested in, and they "claim" they will not be undersold. I'm not sure however, that they can get ASA Wheels. I know they can get Axis Wheels which aren't listed on their web.

 

thanks for the info. i didn't know... after they f-ked up my Kosei's on
my old car locally, i never go shopping there any more.

 

I have ASA AR2's on my 07. I use the stock 14mm bolts. I would be shocked if the AR1 is any different.

 

I put my Panasports on the R56. Because of the small holes in the wheels, I used TSW adapter studs, 14mm at one end and 12mm at the other. Also needed 5mm spacers for the front because of the wider calipers.

 

no, it's not

http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheels/asa/swap/asa_ar1_blk_ci3_l.jpg