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I want to use nylon insert nuts on my 10T (1/4" rear and stock front axles). What size do I need?

8-32 for the rear and 5-40 for aluminum front axles, 4-40 if the fronts are the older steel ones...

cyclepsych0 wrote:8-32 for the rear and 5-40 for aluminum front axles, 4-40 if the fronts are the older steel ones...

Thanks, I will check to see which front axles I have.

Use these for the aluminum front axles:
http://67.199.85.166/main/productdetails.php?text=6222
They are the same ones for the shocks, and steering bellcranks, but the axles and bellcrank posts are 5-40 so don't mix them up with the shock nuts. You'll be able to tell right away as the nuts will feel very loose on the 4-40 screws.

Nuts for the steel front axles:
http://67.199.85.166/main/productdetails.php?text=6242

Rear axles:
http://67.199.85.166/main/productdetails.php?text=9834
There are a bunch of steel and aluminum nuts available. I like the low-profile aluminum ones, it looks like they only sell those in blue now. Avoid using the black 8-32 nylon nuts for the rear wheels, as I've found they strip very easily.

you know what the difference is between wheel nuts and deer nuts? wheel nuts are $2.00 a pack, deer nuts are under a buck.

scr8p wrote:you know what the difference is between wheel nuts and deer nuts? wheel nuts are $2.00 a pack, deer nuts are under a buck.

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I don't know Scrappy... Steve's was pretty good to me! That guy coulda been in the truck forum of 10talk when that shot was taken for all we know....

Thanks SteveK...good one Scr8p.

All the good ones had the 'facepalm' tagline at the bottom, I really didn't want to go that route. There was a good one with Piccard and Riker, but it was on a blog site and those don't show up right.

SteveK wrote:All the good ones had the 'facepalm' tagline at the bottom, I really didn't want to go that route. There was a good one with Piccard and Riker, but it was on a blog site and those don't show up right.

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