Choosing bolts for cast wheels

Often the car is purchased with standard stamped discs. The natural desire of every car owner is to bring his "iron horse" to perfection. Therefore, the replacement of stamped discs with refined casts is quite often. But for their installation you need new bolts for the discs, because the old ones are no longer suitable. More precisely, you need longer bolts.

To buy bolts for cast discs, it's best to immediately with the disks. So do not forget about them when making a purchase. First, so you will save yourself from frequent shopping trips, and secondly, you will be sure that the bolts fit exactly to your disks.

There are a lot of types and types of bolts. Among them there is a huge mass of differences. This is another reason why the selection of cast wheels for a car should be done simultaneously with the choice of bolts for them. Bolts can differ not only in length, but also in the material from which they are made: black metal or steel. Moreover, the steel can be coated with either a layer of chromium and nickel, or molybdenum.

Purely in terms of external indicators, the most aesthetically correct are the chrome-plated bolts. Because of this, and have received a wider application. Most car owners, buying these fasteners, believe that the choice was made right, because the appearance of the car clearly wins. And it is believed that the chrome coating will help protect the bolt from corrosion and other damages. In fact, such bolts for cast discs have approximately the same service life as other types of fastening materials. And, consequently, this choice is not the most optimal.

Corrosion of metal, from which bolts are used to fasten disks, is their main problem. And, unfortunately, from this "infection" does not save either the chrome or nickel coating. Therefore, do not be seduced by the beautiful and brilliant appearance of the product.

Most motorists believe that bolts without a "fashion" coating will not "shine". In fact, any other fastening materials at least during the first year of operation are just as attractive.

When choosing bolts for cast wheels, follow their basic characteristics: length, bolt width and thread size. Specialists advise choosing the length of the bolt such that when twisting it performs seven to nine revolutions, and no less!

And you can determine the optimal length of the bolt in the following ways. First: just screw the wheel with a bolt, so determine whether it suits you or not. But usually it is forbidden to do this in the store before buying the product.

Second: when you unscrew the old bolt, then count the number of revolutions. Then divide the number by the length of the bolt. So you will find out how long the bolts for cast wheels are to be purchased. In fact, there is nothing difficult in choosing and installing quality products, so all this can be done without attracting specialists, having performed all the work no less qualitatively. The main thing is to follow these simple rules, and everything will work out in the best possible way.