Check Your Nuts

[giant]

also check you tie rod nut tensions too.

i have had them come loose

[Martin Donnon]

While they are at it, check the Steering Column retaining bolts, they constantly come loose on both ADM and JDM GTRs and can lead to the whole steering/dash assembly dropping into your lap......

[Beer Baron]

for anyone after the project Mu wheel nuts I just went through my old bedroom in my parents house the other day cleaning out all my gear and whilst taking inventory discovered I have 2 sets of these brand new in there.

these ones:

they retail for $400 a set but from memory mine were about $300 (just under $300). will check what I paid, can do them at cost for anyone who needs a set. they are M12X1.25mm so will fit pretty much any nissan on earth including R35s etc.

they are without question the best nuts out there. like marlin said on berry's R34 they have been on and off literally hundreds of times (maybe thousands now!) and still going strong. alloy ones are toast after 4 or 5 times on and off.

I'll put them up in the for sale section soon but if anyone needs them just pm me.

http://www.project-mu.com.au/en/products/o..._nut_racing.php

[evl38u]

the problem with Rays and other alloy nuts is they fatigue hot cold hot cold,

the thread becomes brittle, and yeah they either break off or come un done,

now i was atthe circuit mine were loose but .........what was worse was someone else's wheel went past me when i was doing 180+

hate to know the speed of a wheel if i am doing 180

personally looking at some titanium units,

15grams each

Edited July 13, 2010 by evl38u

[Marlin]

Left a message on your phone Richard.

[Marlin]

one set of super duper nuts sold, thanks Rich

Fargin bargin.

[Beer Baron]

still got a couple sets actually. thought box was one layer deep but it's not... if anyone else is in need by all means pm.

[Marlin]

You're a sick, sick man

[handbrake]

Here I was thinking I missed a golden opportunity!

[LSX-438]

So anyway here's an update on the stronger set i have been using (for a few months). The cheapie sets (red ones in pic below) seemed to stretch on the first use, and thereafter they were really difficult to get off (as thread was stretched) so even after a few uses they were just rooted, the thread was chewed out. I've used the new set (bronze colour in pics below) set for longer than the red ones, yet have a look at the difference in condition below:

Some more pics

http://www.forrestfamily.com.au/duncan/GTR...ts/P1010072.jpg

http://www.forrestfamily.com.au/duncan/GTR...ts/P1010077.jpg

There was only about $20 difference is the cost for each set. The bronze ones (about $100/set) are obviously much better/stronger/harder. I'll be sticking with these, great product, decent price.

[LSX-438]

One last update, a few months later. The thread on the $100 set (bronze ones above) still lilke new. They havent stretched at all. Amazing the value you can find. Locally made too. I might have takem them on/off at least 40 times since.