250SX Tire Nuts?

[nouseforaname90]

Does anyone know what size/TPI the four nuts that hold the 250SX tires on are? I'm going tomorrow to get some chrome ones, and I'm wondering if anyone knows the size so I don't have to spend all day sizing them up. Thanks!

[Tri-ZNate]

a 17 mm socket fits them if that helps

[Huffa]

10mm is the thread size but why don't you just take the hub with you?

[nouseforaname90]

Well because I couldn't get it off. But I was just out there trying to get it off to paint, and found out that the nut isn't too hard to get off. Lol.. its big, but not hard to get off.

[bigredhead]

27mm is the socket size.. fine thread.

[Huffa]

Well because I couldn't get it off. But I was just out there trying to get it off to paint, and found out that the nut isn't too hard to get off. Lol.. its big, but not hard to get off.

That will give you a chance to clean the axle splines and antiseize them up so next time they come right off . Clean up thew hubs too :D Dirty hubs and nice painted wheels don't mix well.

We will get that thing in tip -top shape yet! :D

[nouseforaname90]

Lol.. I'm hoping to get it in CLOSE to tip top shape. The only thing that is going to be wrong with it when I'm done is the frame will need painted.

And I know dirty hubs and nice painted wheels don't mix. Thats why I've been trying to take them off. The other day when I was getting my wheel ready to paint, I tried getting them off but I didn't have a big enough socket to get that huge nut off. I didn't even bother trying to use a wrench. But I got the wheel painted, and just HAD to see what it looks like when its on there.. so I put the wheel on. So tomorrow I'm going to take the wheel back off, take the hub off, paint it, put it back on, and then hopefully I can start on the front. The front is gonna be quite a job. It'll probably take me 2 days if I work 6 hours a day on it.

[Huffa]

OH, I see, that explains it.

Did you just get it recently?

[nouseforaname90]

The three wheeler??

If you are takling about the three wheeler, no. I got it about 3 months ago.. but I had no desire to fix it up when I got it. But about 2 weeks ago I decided to start tinkering with it and fixing it up. I started by painting my heat sheild on my exhaust and my kick starter. Then I paitned the foot pegs. Then I paitned the brake and shift lever.. then I painted all of the metal things on the handlebars and the handle bars then the hitch.. and I just kept doing little stuff. I just figured "screw this.. I can't keep doing tiny stuff like that.. if I'm going to fix it up, I'm going to do it right." So I started painting the rims and ordering parts for it. So what you see in the picture, is what ive done in 2 weeks.

http://www.supload.com/thumbs/default/On.jpg (http://www.supload.com/free/pictures/On.jpg/)
Here is the SX when I first got it.
http://www.supload.com/thumbs/default/Si.jpg (http://www.supload.com/free/pictures/Si.jpg/)
And here is the SX about a week and a half ago when all I had done to it was paint a few things up, shine up the "Honda" sign, and put a new seat on it.

I'll get updated pics of the SX and post them after I get my parts on and finish the rims/front end makeover and get my gas tank painted/decals put on.

After that, there isn't much I can do until I get enough ambition to take it all apart and paint the frame. And I'm getting my new plastic for Christmas more than likely, so I won't have that for awhile either.

[eh_tee_see]

nice tire ;) i have 2 of those, one on each sx and i love them

[Huffa]

Hey, it does not look bad at all in that picture.

I'm a curious kind of guy though and always look for things to ask owner why he did this or why he did that so.......why is your brake pedal so high?

Usually the "standard" way is to keep the pedal part so it is just a hair under the top of the footpeg height, that way you don't have to lift your foot off to brake.

:wondering Hmmm, maybe it's bent - just thought of that.

I like the clutch cover, looks good.

[nouseforaname90]

I don't know why its so high. Thats how it was when I got it. I never even noticed that until now. I'll go change that when I'm out there later.