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Postby Ginger Ninja » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:53 pm

So with new wheels I'm a bit more worried about some unscrupulous a-hole walking off with them.

I saw the STi ones are around $500. No thanks. Some Volk branded McGuards for about $350. Perhaps. Project Mu for $170. Hmmm.

They can be any colour as long as they're black.

What's good? What's rubbish? Any recommendations?
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Postby Resonate » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:52 pm

The sti locknut set is just rebranded McGards.

I have McGard nuts and i highly recommend them.
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Postby WhiteGTB » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:58 pm

Yeap, I am another McGaurd fan.

Looks good and the actual nut is just the right length.
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Postby jdm rsk » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:06 pm

sti's for me in black of course cost $0.00 :lol:
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Postby adam » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:40 pm

i have rays on my GT from phat and muteki on my 2.0L that were $55 us delivered from evasivemotorsports.com . the wheels on both cars have not fallen off yet, i promise to let you know if they do. :lol:
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Postby Arith » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:49 pm

Wow, those are pretty hefty prices. I reckon you could get unbranded McGards in black for under $150.

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Postby swingn » Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:59 am

+1 for McGards.

Look the goods & are very good quality :D
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Postby Ginger Ninja » Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:40 am

Short or long? Is the Liberty 1.25 size?
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Postby Mano™ » Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:50 pm

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Postby swingn » Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:44 pm

Ginger Ninja wrote:Short or long? Is the Liberty 1.25 size?


Don't know their measurements exactly... But there are actually now 3 sizes offered by most companies.

I'm running the medium size ones, which are about 40% longer then the standard wheel nuts.
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Postby tangcla » Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:31 pm

Volk ones aren't made by McGard, they are made themselves.

At the moment, I can get you a full set of 16 SplineDrive standard nuts + 4 locking nuts for ~$180-190 delivered to your door.
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Postby NoOzL47 » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:40 pm

i have some very bulletproof nuts :P

but not really suitable to be shown on the forum haha
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Postby Mano™ » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:14 pm

NoOzL47 wrote:i have some very bulletproof nuts :P

but not really suitable to be shown on the forum haha


Thought you had no nuts? :lol:
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Postby Fangin_RX » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:04 pm

Unknown brand for me :D, Mine are just the ones you buy from the local auto shop cheap and simple and does the job.
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Postby XRC15T » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:49 am

Mcgard have 2 types, the "normal" spline drives and the more secure lock style.

size is 12x1.25,

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