What is the PCD for the wheel nuts? I want to fit off road tyres on a second set of wheels for off-road work and I need to order the wheels with the right wheel nut pitch circle diameter.
I measured the standard rims and I believe they are 100/5, that is 5 stud with 100mm PCD. However measuring a PCD with a tape measure isn't that accurate when there are an odd number of studs so I would appreciate confirmation from "experts" that understand wheel rim specifications.
I intend to put on 15" rims with 215x70 6-ply tyres which should give me slightly higher ground clearance for off road driving than the standard 16" rims and low profile tyres. The down side here is it also means slightly higher gearing and low range gearing on the Subaru is already too high for my liking. However I think I can live with the higher gearing more easily than the current tyres and wheels.
The standard tyres have very soft and week side walls (2-ply) and I keep getting blow outs from concealed stumps breaking througth the side wall when I drive off road at night. The proposed tyres are both half the price and at 6-ply should be considerably more resistant to this type of failure.
I am interested to hear if anyone else has the same problem and what their solution has been?I measured the standard rims and I believe they are 100/5, that is 5 stud with 100mm PCD. However measuring a PCD with a tape measure isn't that accurate when there are an odd number of studs so I would appreciate confirmation from "experts" that understand wheel rim specifications.
I intend to put on 15" rims with 215x70 6-ply tyres which should give me slightly higher ground clearance for off road driving than the standard 16" rims and low profile tyres. The down side here is it also means slightly higher gearing and low range gearing on the Subaru is already too high for my liking. However I think I can live with the higher gearing more easily than the current tyres and wheels.
The standard tyres have very soft and week side walls (2-ply) and I keep getting blow outs from concealed stumps breaking througth the side wall when I drive off road at night. The proposed tyres are both half the price and at 6-ply should be considerably more resistant to this type of failure.
I am interested to hear if anyone else has the same problem and what their solution has been?
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Most of the on-line purveyors of rubber have a search feature that will show you the selection of tires and aftermarket wheels available for your ride.
Judging from your spelling of 'tires' <grin> you must come from a more civilized part of the world, so this link is only for reference purposes, shipping costs would be a deal killer:
http://www.tirerack.com/
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GO TO A GOOD RIM AND TYRE SPECIALIST.
There are set measurements when rims are fitted. As long as these match you can fit any make of rim.
Take your car details they will be able to suggest rims that will fit.
If you don't, things get complicated.
You will need to check the following.
-Number of wheel bolts/nuts. (4 or 5).
-wheel bolt/nut spacing. (Distance between opposite holes).
-Rim diameter.
-Rim width.
-Rim offset. (How far the rim sticks out of the wheel arch.
-Rim edge type.
-Tyre size.
loose wheel nuts. Check tightness of wheel nuts or if you are not mechanically inclined go to a tyre store and get them to check if you have missing wheel nuts or loose wheel nuts. Preferrably before the wheel comes off later on while you are driving down the road. (Happened 30 years ago to my father)
other possible things to consider
badly worn tyre
under inflated tyres
faulty shock absorbers.
bent tyre rim
130(NM) 96 ft/lbs is the torque setting for a 2008 renault scenic so as not to ruin studs or brake rotors should be sufficient for allloys just need to check alloy lug nuts more often
If the car is front wheel drive a puller is required to dismantle the hub a rather involved job better left to a mechanic .If rear wheel drive do the following. ( Applies to front wheel drive also.) Chock rear wheels,loosen front wheel nuts, jack up car, fit safety stands,remove wheel , remove grease cap from axle. remove split pin or locking nut on axle ,Remove hub, with a punch drive out the grease seal ,the tapered cone bearings can now be removed, the 2 bearing cups still in the housing will have to be pressed out ,all old grease has to be cleaned out. the new cones must be repacked with high temp bearing grease . tap in the seal with the lip facing inwards , slide on the hub fit the outer cone to the axle , the spacer and nut goes on next, tighten the nut to seat the bearings , spin the hub make sure its free to spin, back off the nut one eighth of a turn fit a new split pin or lock tab. fit grease cap and road wheel.
place the hand brake on firmly--chock other wheels . loosen off the wheel nuts . jack the vehicle up finish removing the wheel nuts . pull the wheel of the studs . fit replacement spare wheel onto studs . do wheel nuts up as tight as possible . lower jack so that the wheel is on the ground . finish tightening the wheel nuts . Replace the jack and wrench in the boot along with the flat tyre . Take the flat tyre to a tyre shop for a puncture repair and have it fixed immediately. Most "people" leave the repair to a later time when they will need a spare that they do not have .The tyre change process is fully described in the owners hand book for your vehicle.
It will be cheaper to go to a tyre shop where any good outlet has special tools to destructively remove locking wheel nuts without the key. Then just buy a new set of locking wheel nuts to replace them with. Even if you knew who manufactured them you'd need the pattern number and proof of ownership and you'd find that a spare key often costs more than a complete new set of locking nuts.
You can buy so called "universal" locking wheel nut removers yourself quite cheaply on ebay, but they often fail to work and can damage your wheels and then leave the nut far harder to remove using the correct and expensive trade-only tools.
hi from uk if the spare tyre is fitted/secured under the rear end of car on a cradle?? then to remove it open rear hatch lift carpet up near to the rear cross member that hatch closes onto you should see a bolt head in a dished hole ? this bolt head is same size as wheel nut brace of your car so using the wheel brace turn the bolt anticlockwise as you would to unlock wheel nuts? you will have to turn for a while as this bolt is hooked to the tyre cradle you will see tyre lower as you turn when lowered fully to its stup ? you then lift cradle+tyre up enough to unhook bolt hook from cradle to reinstall is reverse operation to above till bolt tightens with tyre loaded WARNING! do not drive vehicle without a tyre loaded on cradle and secured as to simply rehook and secure bolt is not sufficient and the cradle WILL jump off when on rough road as well as an annoying rattle from loose cradle hope this helps
I measured the standard rims and I believe they are 100/5, that is 5 stud with 100mm PCD. However measuring a PCD with a tape measure isn't that accurate when there are an odd number of studs so I would appreciate confirmation from "experts" that understand wheel rim specifications.
I intend to put on 15" rims with 215x70 6-ply tyres which should give me slightly higher ground clearance for off road driving than the standard 16" rims and low profile tyres. The down side here is it also means slightly higher gearing and low range gearing on the Subaru is already too high for my liking. However I think I can live with the higher gearing more easily than the current tyres and wheels.
The standard tyres have very soft and week side walls (2-ply) and I keep getting blow outs from concealed stumps breaking througth the side wall when I drive off road at night. The proposed tyres are both half the price and at 6-ply should be considerably more resistant to this type of failure.
I am interested to hear if anyone else has the same problem and what their solution has been?
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