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Wombat_racing
Re: for the weight saving guru
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Otomoto nuts are 21grams each

Posted on: 2012/4/13 5:58
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I got a reply for the ones on ebay with the steel inserts.

"20 nuts weighs 400 grams from memory, so that would equal 20grams per nut."

Posted on: 2012/4/9 13:13
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If they have steel inserts, well that's certainly a lot more re-assuring than if they were straight alloy, but I'd want to cut a few apart and find out just how much steel is there and if it is just like a helicoil/thread, or if it has a flat section as well so that the 'clamping' surface is steel too. If it had that all in place i'd at least say 'well it could be a lot worse' :) sort of thing, but to be perfectly honest - given the fact that _if_ they let go or failed, they likely wouldn't do it whilst sitting in your car in the driveway, but rather they'd let go under the most stress - braking or cornering most likely (cornering probably more so, due to direction of the stresses). And the harder the cornering forces, the more likely the failure.

And I reckon it'd be fair to say that if you lose a wheel mid corner, esp an outside one, that rolling the car would be practically guaranteed. You might not be killed, but it's possible, and the car would be wrecked beyond repair as well.

Posted on: 2012/4/9 10:46
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aluminium is one third the weight of steel and two thirds the strength. for what its worth!

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I had the d1 ones on my skyline and over 180kmh no problems! They have steel inserts and weigh #OOPS# all

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found some on ebay that are alloy but have a steel insert. finding out there weights to.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1108249634 ... _trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Posted on: 2012/4/9 2:06
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Gotta watch that the alloy thread doesn't strip and your wheel fall off! Ive heard alloy wheel nuts are a no no in motorsport.

Posted on: 2012/4/9 0:58
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cool, post the answer, i remember being really surprised how heavy 16 x steel nuts are, if you measure that we should be able to convert that to a rough weight for aluminium to get an idea

i could do it but i don't think i have a set of scales worthy

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Cheers. Will have a bit more of a think about them. I wonder what the weight saving is??
I think I might send them an email.Email sent!!!!

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Datto thread is 12 x 1.25

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