Installing new hubcabs for my Sentra. Do I need these...?

sEnTrA*bRaH · May 17th, 2007, 05:25 PM

Hi, I just bought a some factory replacement hub cabs for my sentra. Its a 2002 GXE if that matters... when I took off the old hub cabs each lug nut had these black like rubber type washer/spacer rings on them and of coarse I lost them... What were they for and do I need them?

sEnTrA*bRaH · May 18th, 2007, 03:56 PM

Or maybe I should rephrase my question. Can I install hub cabs w/ only the lug nuts or do I need any sort of spacer or washer?

sEnTrA*bRaH · May 18th, 2007, 10:52 PM

Ok, so put on one of my hubcabs and noticed the lugnut didnt secure the hubcan entirely, so those washers must of kept the hubcab secure. The hubcab is a little loose, what can I buy to fix this problem? anybody?

datsun74 · May 22nd, 2007, 09:54 PM

you said they were washers rite
you should be able to get some cardboard and cut it with a razor blade an stick that on there just add untill it fits

sEnTrA*bRaH · May 24th, 2007, 04:51 PM

Hey, thanks for the suggestions, I might try somthing like that.

And Heres some pics
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../sentra001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../sentra004.jpg

On the lugnuts theres this milled spot on it, thats where the washers were.

Patty_ost · Jun 9th, 2007, 02:17 AM

I don't have that rubber thingy on my lugs

Doja · Jul 2nd, 2007, 08:58 PM

yeah man you gotta have those black rubber gaskets. They usually never come off. On some cars like kias I think you only need like 2 of them to hold it tight. I bet you can findsome replacements somewhere, autozone of something. how much did you pay for those hubcaps?