Offroad-Express

Hi All,

dumb question but I need to get some wheel nuts that will go on standard rims for the surf. Anyone know where the best place(cheapest naturally) is to get some?

Mike

We got a set from Bryant Road 4x4 dismantlers or what ever their called, here in Hamilton for Dwaynes surf when we did what your doing with the lux rims and SAT's. Think they cost about $20 for 24 nuts.
Thats the place that sold him the front diff for $250.

So try the wreckers around wellington!!!!

if you go into any wrecker and just walk around looking at the ground you will collect your wheel nuts for free as they are discarded by the dismantelers and just lying all over the ground,most of the jappas use the same size and thread which is very handy....except honda.



should have said mate i could have hooked you up and sent them with the rims...

yeah didnt even think about it. to much goin on with the diffs, lokkers and timeframe. Just tidying up the loose ends at the moment and nuts sprung to mind LOL

Mike

mike wrote:yeah didnt even think about it. to much goin on with the diffs, lokkers and timeframe. Just tidying up the loose ends at the moment and nuts sprung to mind LOL

Mike

you forgot the snorkel

d'oh and that as well! I'll be a busy busy boy over xmas, hope the olds dont mind if im outside on xmas day beating at the surf with a hammer!!

Mike

by the way mike, i dont mean to copy you but I just picked up a set of 5 SAT's on hilux rims, 16" 750's for my surf.

nice. brand new? what did they set you back? mine have set me back so far $750 for tyres, $75 for rims(postage included) and now $170 for fitting balancing and truck tubes put in.

so about 1k all up for brand new muddies on rims.

Mike

You won't regret doing that Matt!!!!!!!

wopass wrote:...............most of the jappas use the same size and thread which is very handy....except honda.

and Nissan

2nd hand in almist band new nic, 90%. less than half what you have paid

sweet, nice to know some people are scoring deals. will be my turn one day. although tyres generally are their best within 15 to 30% worn and then they loose their edge.

Mike

yea, mund you the thing about SAT's is they still work well when rather worn.

And I still have to get a snorkel. you now have one

Theres a wheel nut black hole in my shed. I've wrecked about 5 surfs, and 2 double cabs and own a hilux and a mu... yesterday I was looking around to find some to bolt the front tyres back to the MU (not MY tyres, mind... RIK still has MY tyres - I've created a monster )... I managed to find enough to do the job with one left over... and I still need to find 4 more just to bolt the back tyres on properly...

By my estimation I should have somewhere close to 216 wheel nuts lying about somewhere... and I struggled to find enough to do one vehicle... sigh...

Oh, and as a side note, I DID drive the MU out of the shed again yesterday... first time since before I started Conans coonversion... just about done... few more days... hmmm... wonder if I'll be allowed to go down to the shed on Christmas morning ?

Steve

PS: Good to hear you're getting some good rubber Matt... the way you drive the poor old truck you should be virtually unstoppable with some real tread on the wheels Although I wanna be there to see the look on your other halfs face as you suddenly get twice as many places as you did before - although I don't wanna have to be in the truck to HEAR it I remember the first time I took my wife out with my new Simexes - ah, the memories... the fun... the burst eardrum...

OMG

Steve the Mu moved !!!

Does that mean you'll be hauling up Coleridge with the rest of us ??
"No its not tested yet" excuses, remember Grunters is still only a chassis with some wheels on it and hes gonna be ready to roll !!

we'll steve you can have the bald tyres back m8 thanks for the lone pick up some shinney new ones tommorrow with little titys still attached

IT'S ALIVE

Sorry about clarity of pic steve was that excited it steamed the lens up

sorry for the hijacking mike

hiriklux wrote:sorry for the hijacking mike

No worries - time to put the Mu to the sword

Hows your toy going, wanna come play in da mountains ?

i might just come along when you going??????

Off on the 28th back on the 29th
drop me a line on 021344769 if youre keen

I found three spare wheel nuts today !

(Just so I don't seem to be threadjacking like everyone else )

I can't do the colleridge thing... wedding anniversary on 29th, and wifes sis and family staying... dammit... sorry... will be keen for a good few local plays tho...

Steve

I found three spare wheel nuts today !

i drove back to QT from your shed missing about that many steve......

I'm missing one, anychance I can grab one of those spare ones steve before the 28th. would be a good excuse to try the lockers out on the waimak as well.

Really not looking forward to installing this snorkel. The more I look at the guard the more I think a mission it is going to be

Mike

Sure thing... although the spares are from the Hilux... which means I don't have three spares, I'm actually missing 21 But they are here somewhere.

Where are you? Welly again or still here? I'll be at the shed on Monday I think...

regards

Steve

Bring the Surf into the shed... snorkle should take us a couple of hours and about 3 or 4 beers

Steve

Bring the Surf into the shed... snorkle should take us a couple of hours and about 3 or 4 beers

Now that is a date I cant refuse. :smurf: Although I'd rather I do it at the shed so you can give me some pointers in the right direction while YOU WORK ON THE MU

Got both lockers in and working now. Shit can the thing climb

See you on monday.

Ill bring the beers

Mike