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    Wink Installing Gorilla locking nuts

    Hey Guys,

    Am about to show ya'll how little I know about mechanics etc with this question.

    Got myself some locking wheel nuts from Gorilla, gonna chuck em on tonight. Just wondering if it's fine to remove a single wheel nut out of a wheel to replace it with the locking nut. Meaning I don't need to jack the car up do I?

    *Prepares for the ridicule*

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    Depends how quick you are.
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    It's fine to remove 1 wheel nut to replace it with a locknut while on the ground.

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    I cant see it causing any problems? Its only 1 nut
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    Quote Originally Posted by swaytan View Post
    I take it that a no? lol
    lol, just stirring mate. i've done it a few times when changing lock nuts etc.
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    My old man can fix anything, electrical, mechanical, you name it. And when I was a young fella we really didn't get along, so when he'd say "come & I'll show you how to do something mechanical" I chose not to listen to him. Well gentlemen, just now is yet another example of a time I wished I had of watched him work on stuff & learn what he had to teach me. What I'm trying to say it, I've ordered the correct locking nuts, for a VE commodore, but forgot to take into account that I have aftermarket wheels & the wheel nuts are a different size.

    I now have no idea what size I need. Off to supercheap auto tomorrow...
    Last edited by H4Z4RD; 05-07-2011 at 10:07 PM. Reason: Typo

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stretchomatic View Post
    lol, just stirring mate. i've done it a few times when changing lock nuts etc.
    lol, that's fine mate!

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