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Old 06-19-2016, 10:06 PM   #16 (permalink)
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So, went to the local hardware store earlier today. Got some inspiration of using these tee nuts along with the wheel clips I got yesterday. I refuse to call them wheel weights. I am going to attempt to use 3 clips per wheel, spaced 120 degrees apart.

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For each tee nut, had to flatten two of the three spikes.



After that, chopped off part of the tee nut, along with the third spike.



Drilled a hole in the wheel clip, beveled out the hole, and the tee nut fits just fine. There is going to be a slight gap, as the tee nut is going to be sandwiched between the wheel and the wheel clip.



The clips themselves are stainless steel, so drilling a hole in one of them was fun. Remember to keep plenty of cutting oil on hand, use an extra tee nut as a guide for drilling the pilot hole, drill using a slow speed, and press a bit harder than you would with drilling through ordinary steel.
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