Magstar Wheels and much else!

I have got Magstars on my NADA V8. They are an interesting fit! The stud spacing is identical, but the wheelnuts are very different. They have a 60 degree taper and a parallel shank that fits into the oversized hole in the wheel to help locate it I presume. The good thing is that they are a standard type of wheelnut and can be bought for about £1.50 each. If you search for Alloy wheel nuts on the internet, you can find various suppliers. They are 7/16" unf thread with a 3/4" hex. This is a pain as the Rover nuts seem to be something like 23/32", which is a wierd size!



The other thing is that the offset is around an inch further out than standard. I originally had 195/75 tyres and these rubbed the wheelsarch. I now have 185/80's and these just clear, and I mean just! I imagine they would be fine on a 2000/2200 with 165/80 tyres. They are 5 1/2 inch rims.

By the way, I got my Magstars from the US. It cost about $300 for shipping airmail, but you will also get stung around $200 for import duty.
 

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This is just a compasison in terms of size between the Rostyle wheel nut and the 3500S wheel nut. The taper, thread and AF are the same for each.

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The Rostyle wheel nut is the shorter of the two.

Ron.
 
hi,
jet lagged, but here goes, the american 2000 rostyles are deeper dished than ours and have a slightly different hub size and will not fit an english p6, also right upto late 58 they are different, if they changed after that i am not sure. i have imported the cars and know for sure that they will not fit.

ian

i will leave the obvious mistake. 68 not 58, too tired, need to catch up on some sleep. night night
 
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