my boss has just fitted a trailer and unit with these safe-wheels.com/en/About-Nord-Lock.aspx
scotstrucker:
my boss has just fitted a trailer and unit with these safe-wheels.com/en/About-Nord-Lock.aspx
As advertised by the worst radio ad ever on original 106 lol
scottie0011:
scotstrucker:
my boss has just fitted a trailer and unit with these safe-wheels.com/en/About-Nord-Lock.aspxAs advertised by the worst radio ad ever on original 106 lol
your right there scottie
Driveroneuk:
philipa:
Anyone ever heard of these Safetytrims? Are they any good in keeping the nuts on?Hadn’t heard of them until now. Take it you mean these:
One of many ideas & products that do a similar job.
Would guess they will be somewhat more expensive than the nice & simple plastic pointers or metal locking rings.Edit: oops, forgot to add, welcome to Trucknet Philipa.
We have these on our vans.
hello driveroneuk,
now really you should have listened very carefully to donkey with the caravan,after all this tw*t has probably covered more miles on his roof than you have on your wheels,lol.
graham.
Driveroneuk:
Big Joe:
jimmy2loads:
As above, they are retro fit wheels, and the wheel nuts are sleeved, meaning they go right through the alloy wheel face, so there is about 1/2 inch that you cant see^^^^. As used by Mercedes and Iveco, it allows the original studs to be used when fitting alloys which are thicker than steel wheels, the nut passes through the wheel and is threaded all the way. The wheels also have a larger 32mm hole instead of the usual 26mm.
You’re dead right guys. The pic was taken a few years ago and the truck was about 5 years old at the time.
As you can see in the photo, those nuts had been on for someSo you might think why have the unused thread section extending beyound the stud? Why not just make the nut less deep ending in line with the stud?
Because you need the depth of nut to get a good hold on it with a wheel brace or impact socket.Thanks for your input guys, interesting.
i would to see shuttlespankers reply on this as his 05 reg that lug drives is the same.
they are Speedline alloys in the OP, the ones on my 05 plate are Alcoa alloys, the nuts look the same
the tell tale sign if they are the correct type of nut (sleeved to fit DAF) is look for 3 'o’s on the collar
as in ooo
this signifies that they are the retro fit wheel nut and goes inside the rim, the rim itself will have a 32mm stud hole to fit the sleeved nuts, the standard fit hole is 26mm
with a retro fit nut, the stud will not protude from the nut
if you think they look dodgy, check them on the drive axle 
