Best Lug nuts?
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Best Lug nuts?
I made the huge mistake of buying some spline drive lug nuts from crappy advance auto.. Complete waste of 50$. After six months the chrome is chipping and they're rusted. Now one has ruined a lug, thank god it came OFF...
Friend has a set of spline drives from Tirerack.com that are 5 years old and still in 100% perfect shape but Tirerack doesn't seem to sell them anymore.
I'd prefer a spline drive or something with a "key" for each nut to avoid damage to my wheels. Who makes / sells a high quality set that aren't over like $70, preferably less?
Friend has a set of spline drives from Tirerack.com that are 5 years old and still in 100% perfect shape but Tirerack doesn't seem to sell them anymore.
I'd prefer a spline drive or something with a "key" for each nut to avoid damage to my wheels. Who makes / sells a high quality set that aren't over like $70, preferably less?
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949 Racing has some nice lugs.
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http://www.aj-racing.com/catalog/home.php
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I've been using Gorilla brand spline lugs for two years (tuner lugs). Not light aluminum or sexy but they've held up fine with me changing wheels a bunch for track days, suspension and brake work. I just chuck em on the ground and let em roll around on the pavement. No noticable problems. Have held torque at track days just fine.
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I also have the McGuard two-piece spline drive lug nuts. Still running strong after 3 years of racing and swapping tires for track days. Another plus is you can buy the lug tool separately if needed.
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Only thing I wish was better about 949's lugs is the paint. I've probably had the wheels on and off 40 or 50 times and the lug nuts look a little used. That's hardly a legitimate gripe, though; I bet if I didn't use an impact to spin them on/off (I loosen/torque by hand) they'd look better. I torque, drive it a mile or two, retorque the last 5lb.ft on, and they hold.