Center Lock Wheel Nut
They have an irregularly shaped thread in the middle of the nut that grips the bolt for a stronger hold than nylon insert locknuts.
Center lock wheel nut. Centerlock conversion kit our centerlock conversion kit replaces your car s five lug nuts or bolts mounting system with a center lock hub adapter which utilizes a single center locking nut on each wheel. You can create a unique style for your car. Centerlock hex nuts plastic thread screws m7. X2 tm wheel locks.
Hands on video showing the procedure for removing and replacing the center lock wheels on a porsche 911 991 gt3. And the center lock nuts both hex and gt style are available in many finishes including anodized polished and brushed. Center lock distorted thread locknuts grade 8 these locknuts tighten when turned to the left. Then tighten the forged nut down with the supplied wrench and you are ready to go.
The wheel then slips over the adapter and onto the lug nut drive pins. A lug nut is a nut fastener with one rounded or conical tapered end used on steel and most aluminum wheels a set of lug nuts is typically used to secure a wheel to threaded wheel studs and thereby to a vehicle s axles some designs audi bmw mercedes benz saab volkswagen use lug bolts or wheel bolts instead of nuts which screw into a tapped threaded hole in the wheel s hub or. Centerlock kit for bbs wheels. The first and.
We manufacture custom center hex nuts to every type bbs wheels. Discover all available configurations and choose the best fit for. Bolt pattern gauge thread gauge. Fia rules also mandate an additional locking mechanism be included in f1 centerlock hubs which manufacturers have implemented in different ways.
Lug nut bin program. Traditional wheels are held in place with 5 or 6 lug nuts equidistant from the center while a center lock wheel uses a single large nut directly in the center. The nuts themselves may have a mechanism that retains them inside the wheel once it is removed from the hub to prevent loss and further streamline wheel changes. While there are a few advantages to using a center lock nut there are also a number of disadvantages.
The setup made its debut in the next gen prototype s. Centerlock kits alloy for bbs wheels are designed and made with attention to details. Our patent pending center locking system consists of an additional reverse threaded cap which prevents it from backing out and tightens the.