I bought a nice rivnut kit. I admit I was a bit ignorant on their primary purpose. However, I was hoping to use it to rivet hubcap clips on a new to me steel rim for my truck. Trouble is the grip length on a normal rivet is short-especially on the smaller rivnuts. I am afraid the combined thickness of the clip and the rim steel exceeds the grip length of the rivet. So then I see extended length rivnuts, but am wary that they may allow a clip to turn on the rim?
Any ideas regarding these rivnuts?
Thanks, brad
I've never used a rivnut ... but thanks to Google AI, at least I now know what they are.
When the hubcap is on the rim, would there be any rotational force on the clip? [... would the hubcap itself tend to hold the clip in proper alignment]? .... is the rivnut a more-or-less permanent way to affix the clip to the rim?
[Now, I'm all outta ideas ..... I trust somebody else will chime in with something more worthwhile.]
Brad, I’ve found they are absolutely brilliant when dropped into something with maybe 3-4mm depth minimum, but useless on anything shallower - just not enough turns of thread to ‘bite’. Could you pack them out with washers or similar?
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Originally posted by Wet SpanielBrad, I’ve found they are absolutely brilliant when dropped into something with maybe 3-4mm depth minimum, but useless on anything shallower - just not enough turns of thread to ‘bite’. Could you pack them out with washers or similar?
I don't want drill holes until I am fairly confident. I will try to get a caliper measure on the clip and the steel wheel. I experimented with two thickish sheets of copper. I see the grip area of the riv seems to bite into the metal? But no swell behind a thicker pair of metals to be fastened. We shall see. Brad
Edited by - rinemb on 09/20/2026 18:25:33
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