Alloy Wheels

DavidKlyne
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edited August 2021 in Motorhomes #1

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

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  • EmilysDad
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    edited August 2021 #2

    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

  • SeasideBill
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    edited August 2021 #3

    I’m not sure they do, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen a car jacked up on bricks with the wheels missing. I think they’re more attracted to Catalytic Converters these days. 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2021 #4

    The only MH we had with locking wheel nuts was the one based on the Merc Sprinter. I don’t believe the more common Sevel based MHs use them and certainly our last 3 did not despite all having alloy wheels.

  • Prescot46
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    edited August 2021 #5

    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. 

  • EmilysDad
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    edited August 2021 #6

    Does it matter that an alloy is heavier than a steel? An alloy is a better heat soak from the heat generated by braking

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited August 2021 #7

    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

  • EmilysDad
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    edited August 2021 #8

    who weighs their wheels? 🙄🙄

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited August 2021 #9

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

  • SteveL
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    edited August 2021 #10

    The spec for our Hymer listed the weights of more or less every item, as they are all considered options. Not sure if you could buy one without wheels though.😂 The alloys were definitely listed as heavier than the steels. I can’t remember by how much but it was a few kilos on the set.

  • EmilysDad
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    edited August 2021 #11

    are balance weights included? 🙄🙄

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