Lug bolt shank and taper help

[B3Festiva]

Ok so im gonna be putting some 185/55/12's on my car here soon and i was wondering, If i put on some 1/4 wheel spacers and then buy some 25mm shank lug bolts, should i get cone tapered ends or ball tapered. I figured ball tapered would work better for seating the wheel correctly without taper play. Any suggestions?

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[Safety Guy]

Where did you get 185/55-12s??

The type of lug nuts or bolts you use depends on what the wheel calls for. My VW alloys need ball seats, while my AR Estrellas and factory wheels take 60 degree cone shaped ones.

Did you mean 185/55-13s? If so, where are you at and where did you get this desirable tire size?

Karl

[B3Festiva]

Re: Lug bolt shank and taper help

discount tire direct has 185/55/12's or at least thats what i was told. i have yet tp do further investigation. do you think 4x114.3 to 4x100 wheel spacers are a good idea? i found those on ebay

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[Bert]

Ok so im gonna be putting some 185/55/12's on my car here soon and i was wondering, If i put on some 1/4 wheel spacers and then buy some 25mm shank lug bolts, should i get cone tapered ends or ball tapered. I figured ball tapered would work better for seating the wheel correctly without taper play. Any suggestions?

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You actually found new 12s! And in some exotic size that no one has ever heard of. What Country do you hail from? OEM Festys, and Aspires have cone seat lug nuts. Take a close look at whatever rims you've got; both types of lug nuts will work but one will seat much better than the other. In Ontario, during the winter, it's easy to tell; rust on the lug nuts tells you the bolts don't fully seat on the rims.

[B3Festiva]

Re: Lug bolt shank and taper help

yeah after looking the biggest i could find for 12's were 165/65-12. Im just gonna do the 185/60/13 civic wheels with the 4x114 to 4x100 wheel spacers.

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[blkfordsedan]

I think you got some numbers switched around. I think they meant 155/85R12 not 185/55R12.