cars with single wheel nut

[Rx7Ownz]

how do they make some cars have onli one nut holding the wheel down? what modifications?. isit possible to street drivers to do dat to their car?

 

[GentlemanDriver]

In Germany as far as I know it's not allowed. The wheel is directly on the axle

and it's also safed with a clip.

 

[Rx7Ownz]

is there a official name for this?

 

[slimer90210]

yes you can do this to your street car, you know those lowriders you see with gold spoked rims.... they use the knockoff hub setup.
I.E. a single lug in the center. why do they call it a knockoff hub... I don't know....

 

[GentlemanDriver]

In Germany it's Zentralverschluss so I think in English it's central lock or something like this.

 

[GentlemanDriver]

but... I don't know, i heard they are not allowed but the first generation of the ferrari testarossa, not the 250, had them too and the bb's also. i'm confused.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

WTF is up with your avatar?
Is dude wearing a bikini?

 

[GentlemanDriver]

it's bunny the lifeguard from jackass

 

[slimer90210]

nice avatar......

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Originally posted by GentlemanDriver
it's bunny the lifeguard from jackass

Makes sense now

I couldnt see his face to recognise him so I assumed it was you

 

[Duke]

It's not street legal anywhere in America. The ones you see here are fake, with a cover over the regular lugs.

They are called "knockoff hubs" because originally they didn't have real hex for a big wrench; they had little wings sticking out that you whacked with a sledgehammer to spin them off for fast wheel changes.

 

[Attila_Da_Hun]

Why would the setup be banned?

 

[Joey D]

Because the whole tire can easily fall off at high way speeds. While yes F1 cars have this setup, its designed.

 

[ShobThaBob]

I dont believe I have ever seen a road car with that setup, although, I bet it would look very clean.

 

[Gil]

Originally posted by ShobThaBob
I dont believe I have ever seen a road car with that setup, although, I bet it would look very clean.

Yes you have, you just didn't know it.
A lot of old british car's have knock off's. In particular MG's and Trimuphs. But you must adhere to a strict tire rotation schedule. One of the main problems in MG's and Triumphs is the Spinner becoming "frozen" on the hub. The fix requires the spinner be cut off with a torch. That also ruins the hub and the wheel.

America's sweetheart, the Corvette, has knock off's available from '63-'67. In fact, it's considered one of the more "revered" options. A set of original Corvette knock-offs can run upwards of $2,000.
I wouldn't want to drive one, especially at speed. But even now some race-cars use a "One lug" wheel to facilitate faster tire changes. I personally want at least 4 bolts holding each of my wheels on.

 

[ShobThaBob]

Sweet! My girlfriends uncle has an old Triumph that I think might have knockoffs. THank you for enlightening me.

 

[GentlemanDriver]

Some examples:

Ferrari 512BB

Ferrari F40:

Porsche 993 GT2:

Porsche Carrera GT:

 

[ShobThaBob]

god that Carrera GT looks gorgeous.

 

[Joey D]

A lot of the lowriders with the wire rims have knock offs, yes there are some look a like but there are a lot that do have them.

 

[Gil]

Most of the "single-lug" wheels you see on the street are usually a "cap" covering the actual lugs on the wheel.
You can't see the "line" on the cap from more than abou 5 feet away, and then only if you aren't at an angle to the wheel. Next time you see one of these wheel try to get a little closer, and you'll be able to see that it's a cap.
The cap on my Escort GT is almost invisible as a cap until you're inches away.

 

[Takumi Fujiwara]

One time I saw this ricer with only one wheel nut. By that, I mean he had a normal 5 nut rim, and it was only held on by one nut. It was one of those locking security nuts. I ges numbnuts (pun intended) thought that cause you only get 4 in a pack, you onl yneed to put one on each wheel.