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: Kyokugen lug nuts??


ringgold
06-08-2002, 05:03 PM
I had some of these lightweight lug nuts on my Honda. Will they fit on my B13? Also does anyone have any of the extended wheel studs on their B13. What ones should I get?

DaGenesis
06-09-2002, 01:47 PM
no they wont fit your nissan.

Honda and Mitsubishi use 12 x 1.5
and Nissan and Subaru use 12 x 1.25

ringgold
06-09-2002, 05:39 PM
Then is there any lightweight lugs that I can get for my car?

Hawaii_SE-R
06-09-2002, 06:55 PM
http://www.upgrademotoring.com/wheels/volk_lugnuts.jpg
A friend of mine showed me his brand new Rays Engineering (Volk) lug nuts in blue. Super light and he got them for $90 for 20 (4 locks). Not sure how he got it lower than MSRP $130. You can read about it here and compare it to the Kyokugen:
http://www.upgrademotoring.com/wheels/lugnuts.htm

Hawaii_SE-R
06-09-2002, 06:58 PM
Originally posted by ringgold
Also does anyone have any of the extended wheel studs on their B13. What ones should I get?

You can purchase them at your local Nissan dealer or better yet, just call Greg at Mossy Nissan. The size needs to be determined by yourself so that it will work with you rims. Nissan sells various lengths.

Matt
06-09-2002, 08:46 PM
They make Kyokugen lugs that fit our cars. They suck though. God help you if you strip out the key. BTDT

DaGenesis
06-09-2002, 11:36 PM
Originally posted by Matt4Nissan
They make Kyokugen lugs that fit our cars. They suck though. God help you if you strip out the key. BTDT

yea i was thinking about gettin those, but then im like.. whats a few extra grams on the wheel going to cost me, in terms of performance.

They even say not to use an impact wrench or they'll break, which pushed me farther away from getting them.

FastNX
06-10-2002, 10:48 PM
my rota have the wrong taper as compared to the stock wheel nuts, the angle is different, what wheel nuts are people using with rotas?

wes
06-10-2002, 11:14 PM
Anyway when I installed my Rota's last year I picked up a set of the Kyokugen lugs. Very light weight, available in black and durable as hell. As far as the key, I have had my wheels off countless times and the key is FINE. You simply CANNOT use an impact gun with the key, but the instructions specifically say that so if you did it you weren't careful.

Anyway I paid $50 for the set of 20, oh and they are 7 sided so they act as a lock in their own way.

coach
06-11-2002, 11:36 AM
I have the kyokugen lug nuts and I love them. no more scratching the wheels and stuff. I have rota sub zero rims in gunmetal and the black lugs look great. the place actually gave them to me for free with the wheels. It was mach III cause they didn't ship my order because of it getting lost. Anyway, I am more than happy with them.

brent

Sunny
06-13-2002, 10:23 PM
www.signalauto.com carries Kyokugen lugnuts for Nissans, bought mine for under $50, picked the Silver and it definitely cleans up the look of my 15" Racing Hart Cyber's :D

ringgold
06-14-2002, 02:04 AM
So where is the best place to order these lug nuts from? It would be great if I could get these things for under $50 buks.

Matt
06-14-2002, 05:53 PM
Ok I have a bit more time now to explain my experience with these nuts.

I DID NOT USE ANY SORT OF AIR TOOLS. My mechanic even used the proper torque setting. For some reason, I'm guessing heat issues. The lugs became EXTREMELY tight on the studs. I attempted to loosen them by hand. And the cheap ass key bent. At this point I didn't know what to do. I tried another lug by this time the key was too far bent to even barely grab. So long story short. Had to take the car to a mechanic who beat on a smaller 12 sided socket, missing a couple times mind you. And about 2 hours later, they came off. Some people love these lugs. Me personally I would RUN not walk away from them. If the key wasn't made out of such cheap material they'd be worth it.

Just to prove it wasn't my mechanics fault, he paid for another set of lugs. I put them on myself by hand. Went to take the wheels off. STUCK AGAIN. I lucked out this time. As soon as I found that they weren't budging I went out and purchased some PB Blaster, and soaked them for 2 days. After that they came off. BARELY.