Question about lug nuts
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A friend of mine told me today that i shouldnt have the oem lug nuts to my wheels because its not safe.The truth is that i have been driving like this for 2 years now but now that he told me i ve been thinking to buy some new lug nuts.He told me also that this aluminium lug nuts are not safe at all.What should i do?I really want to buy something nice for my wheels.I saw this neochrome or blue.What do you suggest
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OEM have a acorn shaped seat while aftermarket ones usually have conical shaped seat. Most aftermarket wheels use conical seat lugs. Aluminum lugs are weaker than steel therefore you must be very careful torquing them down. They are safe as long as you be careful.
My personal opinion is neochrome. It will look good with the color of your car.
My personal opinion is neochrome. It will look good with the color of your car.
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I may be mistaken but I believe stock Lugs are flat, aftermarket tuner lugs for most all aftermarket wheels for our car use the acorn/tapered lugs. A lot of aftermarket wheels also have a narrower lug opening requiring new lugs anyways. Your friend may have been referring to your current wheels have a tapered lug opening and you're using flat ones, so that is not the proper wheel/lug combo
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I have goriila open end lug nuts. I broke the key on 3 different occasions. I use a torque wrench to torque them down so they are not over-torqued. Maybe I just have bad luck.
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I may be mistaken but I believe stock Lugs are flat, aftermarket tuner lugs for most all aftermarket wheels for our car use the acorn/tapered lugs. A lot of aftermarket wheels also have a narrower lug opening requiring new lugs anyways. Your friend may have been referring to your current wheels have a tapered lug opening and you're using flat ones, so that is not the proper wheel/lug combo
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