Alloy Wheels

Posted on 21/08/2021 14:42 by EmilysDad

Do people still nick alloys in general? I've just removed the locking bolts from my tow car as they looked rusty & horrible.

Even if fitted, if Jonny Toerag wanted your alloys he'd take them, a battery rattle gun & a set of these

Posted on 21/08/2021 14:08 by DavidKlyne

Can I ask if those of you with alloy wheels on your motorhome do you have locking wheel nuts? Just had my steel wheels changed for alloys and locking wheel nuts were ordered but the wrong type sent. The guys at the service centre who do a lot of work for White Arches said they tend not to fit locking wheel nuts to motorhomes. All the cars I have had with locking wheel nuts so it would seem to me that they should also be fitted to motorhomes although if the motorhome is never left unoccupied except on a site or at home I am trying to assess the risk? I have not yet had a chance to speak to my insurers. 

Thanks

David

Posted on 23/08/2021 19:37 by Prescot46

I posed this question to Honest John,  He was a motoring advice columnist in The Daily Telegraph.  The bit I remember most was that alloy wheels would be much heavier than the steel wheels fitted to my Bailey Advance. 

Posted on 23/08/2021 19:37 by Prescot46

I posed this question to Honest John,  He was a motoring advice columnist in The Daily Telegraph.  The bit I remember most was that alloy wheels would be much heavier than the steel wheels fitted to my Bailey Advance. 

Posted on 23/08/2021 20:40 by DavidKlyne

That surprised me a bit as the alloys I now have fitted weigh 11kgs (without tyre). Having carried the old rims out of the van I would have thought the steel were at least the same if not heavier? Fortunately the Alliance 66-2 has a pretty generous payload so even if they are a bit heavier I think we can cope with that.

David

Posted on 23/08/2021 22:27 by EmilysDad

who weighs their wheels? 🙄🙄

Posted on 24/08/2021 10:08 by DavidKlyne

I looked it up online Although I couldn't find the weight of the steel rim!!!