Wheel Nuts & Studs

[cdow]

Anyone know the what torque should be for Marina wheel nuts please? Can't find it in the Haynes manual and nothing online.. Also I've just fitted 10mm spacers and I think longer studs might be appropriate - what can I fit and where might I get them from?

[stevejgreen]

Re: Wheel Nuts & Studs

Torque will vary between steel and alloy wheels?
Standard studs are 3/8" unf. If you have spacers I would suggest fitting 7/16" unf studs from a Dolomite sprint but your wheels must be suitable for the studs and larger nuts.

[cdow]

Re: Wheel Nuts & Studs

It's for alloys. Are the Sprint studs longer and is it fairly straight forward to swap them? I suppose I could buy a stud & nut and see ifs okay with the wheels.

[b_caswell]

Re: Wheel Nuts & Studs

The standard 3/8" nut on Triumph Steel wheels is 38-48 ft/lbs

[philcoyle]

Re: Wheel Nuts & Studs

Try www.mistertee.co.uk for studs and nuts, I've used him before and find him to have quite a selection.
My Marina handbook gives wheelnut torque at 52-57Nm (38-42LbFT) for the car and 61-65Nm (45-48Lbft) for the van. Also toe in if anyone needs it is parallel to 1/8"(3.2mm) 0 deg 30' toe in.
Phil

[cdow]

Re: Wheel Nuts & Studs

Thanks chaps.