Knock Off Wheel Safety Wire

[JBCOBRA]

I used to use safety wire. Now I don't bother. You can tell by the sound of the lead hammer hitting the spinner when the spinners are tight.

[601HP]

Our other vehicles have 4, 5 or 8 lug nuts per wheel. They are installed and snugged down as dry threads.

My Cobra has 1 hub nut and its lathered with anti-seize: (a). between the knock-off face where it mates against the wheel, and (b). all the threaded areas. The safety wire is 10 cents per wheel, of big time insurance and piece of mind for me.

[Mr Jody]

Originally Posted by JBCOBRA

I used to use safety wire. Now I don't bother. You can tell by the sound of the lead hammer hitting the spinner when the spinners are tight.

....and you can tell by the sound of the brake rotor hitting the pavement when they are loose.

Just kidding with you JB. The choice is yours, but as 601HP says, it's cheap insurance, and as 1795 says, it pre-answers the question of "Are those real knock-offs?".