derekmac Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Well, I'm all out of spare lug nuts, and I imagine some of the crappy ones I have on the Jeep now will turn into rust dust soon enough. I've been looking at these type here http://www.ebay.ca/itm/140862626729?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 and was wondering if anyone has tried them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e36m3 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 i had something similar to that on both my civics. same type of adapter for the lugnuts. mine were made by Muteki. i used them for 3 summers and they never rusted. there is no way you can strip the bolts with something like that unless you are mentally retarded or the bolts are seized to the point where you might as well just burn the truck :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastcam Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Can you still use a standard socket with them as well. If not, that special tool would be akin to locking lugnut keys ...shitty if lost :( . (Ask me how I know :P ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUXterra Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Can you still use a standard socket with them as well. If not, that special tool would be akin to locking lugnut keys ...shitty if lost :( . (Ask me how I know :P ) You hit it right on James. If you lose the keyed socket, you have to hammer on a regular socket to remove the lugs. In this case it's for every nut, not just one as in the case of keyed lugs. I've always installed standard lugs on my vehicles as a result of having to deal with a broken key on a secured nut of-road about 15 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Just go grab a hand full from crappy tire - they are a few cents per nut IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I'll have to check CT to see how much they are. I really need to get a full set of 20, and be done with the ones on it now, and get rid of the horrible locking ones I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e36m3 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 you cant use the standard socket on those. you could always buy a spare. i dont know i always left it in my glove compartment and never lost it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPrintz Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Derek, if the lugnuts are the same as what came with my Grand, they are a chrome cap over the nut. I bought a handfull of solid nuts and over the past year or so, have replaced each one that has started to separate. I can't remember if I got them at Peck's, CTC, or Clare Dodge but they were fairly cheap. :king: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Yep Larry, they are the crappy chrome cap over the nut ones. They look good when new, but don't last. I had a fist full of new spare ones that came with the Jeep when I bought it, but I usually lose one whenever I take the tires off. I like the ones I posted, but I honestly didn't think about loosing the socket. I haven't lost the one for my locking lugnuts yet though. I'll probably end up just going for whatever is cheaper. Guess I really don't need anything fancy for the woods. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I replaced a few of mine last weekend when I rotated my tires, turned off a stud, and rounded off a couple lugs beating my rotor with a sledge trying to free it from the hub to replace the stud. They are cheap - I literally went down and bought a handfull of them. They are the plain, "acorn" style lugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I replaced a few of mine last weekend when I rotated my tires, turned off a stud, and rounded off a couple lugs beating my rotor with a sledge trying to free it from the hub to replace the stud. They are cheap - I literally went down and bought a handfull of them. They are the plain, "acorn" style lugs. How did you break the first one? Did you forget 'Righty Tighty - Lefty Losey'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 How did you break the first one? Did you forget 'Righty Tighty - Lefty Losey'? Strong like ox. It was just old I guess - corrosion + 140 lb/ft torque was enough to twist it right off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I have no idea what the torque should be on my truck, but I know I'm not putting on 140 lb/ft! I just did a wheel bearing on a Ford Focus last night, and 173 lb/ft was waaaay more than I put on my truck. I had to use the torque wrench with a lot more leverage than my 4-way wheel wrench! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 My lug nuts literally do have more torque than a Honda Civic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPrintz Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Mine are 95-100 lbs. on my WK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97 cherokee Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 173lbs for a lug nut!!:0 or the wheel bearing nut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4Mckay Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 My lug nuts literally do have more torque than a Honda Civic. HAHAHAHAHA. so true... Best post in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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