Wobble Lug Nuts for fitment of 4x100 wheels?

[audiphile]

Has anyone tried using wobble lug nuts to fit a 4x100 wheel? Seems like a straight-forward and safe solution to the odd 4x108 bolt pattern, unless 8mm is too much of a difference.

pic of a wobble bolt for reference

 

[airjor13]

never heard of these, but they don't look safe to me. I would fair to say proper lugs and torque is very important.

 

[audiphile]

never heard of these, but they don't look safe to me. I would fair to say proper lugs and torque is very important.

You never heard of them so they are not safe. got it, thanks for weighing in.

 

[airjor13]

You never heard of them so they are not safe. got it, thanks for weighing in.

Yep but this morning I found Google and the VW "stance" guys seem to love it if that means anything to you.

Anything that is under force, rotates and is torqued off-center is asking for trouble, plus 8mm is too much, the limits of the wobble nuts seem to be 2-3mm.

 

[ryst]

Based on the pic, you would only gain 4.8MM of spacing (2.4mm on each lug). You'd need 8mm of spacing to make these work.

I think they're designed for people who want to go from like 5x112 to 5x114.3

I agree with airjor, but IMO these seem safer than those sketchy adapter plates people use, at lest your wheel is resting against the factory hub. Not saying it's a "good" solution, but it's probably more safe than SOME alternatives

 

[rexdriver85]

I've never seen these either. How can they attain proper torque if they are designed to be off center? Even if it does it seems like a stress point.

Looks like someone thought if you egg out a hole to make something fit that doesn't line up than you can apply it to a wheel as well.

Doesn't look safe to me. Plus we have lug nuts not lug bolts. Those look like they are for the euro community.

But maybe I am wrong.

 

[justinsane]

I used these on my Astra to run 5x112 on 5x110. Autocrossed on them with no issues, that car used bolts though, they do make wobble nuts too but I highly doubt you could make them work with 8 mm difference in pcd

 

[crankin]

Used these on my Abarth to go from 4x98 to 4x100 with no problems whatsoever, but 8mm is too much. They will not work or be safe for that matter.