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[Blatherskite]

And don't use an air wrench to tighten - use a torque wrench. Its easy to strip the threads.

[AVV IT]

Like so many of us before you, it looks like you've learned this lesson the hard way!!  

 

"Never let tyre and exhaust monkeys near your mini!!"

 

If they don't over tighten your wheel nuts thereby stripping the threads or shearing the studs, they'll jack the car up on the floor pans and bend the floor instead! They just don't seem to understand the care and attention that classic cars require. If I now need new tyres fitting etc, I ALWAYS remove the wheels at home and take them down to the tyre and exhaust place in another car. Then when the wheels go back on the car, at least I know it's been done properly and to the correct torque setting.

 

To be fair most mainstream garages aren't an awful lot better either, which is why I now only ever take my mini's to classic mini specialist garages, or at least those that understand classic cars in general. 

[Craig914]

They are:- http://www.ebay.com/...=item58a0606ca8

Sure they will work captain?
Pretty expensive wheel nuts if they don't ordered longer studs now but might try them if they will work. The studs say like half way down the wheels quite a distance to cover

[Captain Mainwaring]

First you need to look at the face machined in the wheel - is it flat or concave? Wouldn't be a good idea to use a flat washer with a concave seat - it would loosen up.

Then you need to measure your existing studs and the depth of the bolt hole recesses in the wheel - you'll be able to see what recess you need.

Last but not least, make sure that the holes in the wheel are the same as the outer dia of the nuts - 5/8" seems to be a standard. These nuts however are very deep.

 

I'm sure you can find a cheaper alternative.