(lug) Nutz...

[DriverzInc]

And now everyone can see why its so expensive for companies like ours to simply "give away" lugs.

Ron, Personally, I hate spline drive lug nuts. They are a pain in the ass, more than they are worth, and say you lose the tool, and need one in a pinch, that's always a concern. Give me a straight up 3/4 hex head acorn lug nut, and I'm happy as a clam. Like these: http://driverzinc.com/product/wheel-installation-kit/

Just like I am really tired of valve stems "hidden" behind spokes!!!! ERRR, but that's another rant all together...

Stay away from 13/16 hex head lugs if you can, the tools are often wider, and that's where you will get into scratching the wheel, as most counter bores are just drilled large enough to fit a 13/16 lug tool.

[Ron in SoCal]

Thx guys! Exactly who I was hoping to hear from, and that about covers it....

[wmhjr]

I'm with Jon. I hate splined lugs, locking lugs, etc. All it takes is to forget one tool and you end up stranded, or damaging a wheel. I've not found any wheels so far that a decent deep well socket had an issue with. And maybe it's just me, but I'm a lot more comfortable torquing "standard" hex lug nuts than proprietary splines, but that's just personal opinion.

[70rs]

$188.00 for lug nuts???? Yur NUTZ!

[Apogee]

We've got a lot of guys running M12x1.5 fronts with the AFX/C5/C6 front hub setups and 1/2-20 SAE rears...if you avoid the 13/16" wrench size nuts as noted above, you should be good to go since the 3/4" and 19mm wrench sizes are virtually the same (within a few thousandths of an inch). At that point it's just a matter of keeping track of your lug nuts by axle, which isn't too difficult if the lug nuts are stamped with their thread designation.

Tobin
KORE3

[Vegas69]

I run 13/16 and have no problems with a think wall 3/8 deep well and a 1/2 to 3/8 adapter. I'd rather have the extra material myself.

[67autocross]

Yikes! $188...I'll take the DriverzInc $20 set up

[buickfunnycar.com]

Originally Posted by 70rs

$188.00 for lug nuts???? Yur NUTZ!

LOL...you musta missed it when I laid out $400/set for custom stainless steel trans-am style lugnuts I had made up...and I had 3 sets!

You get the oil cooler yet...?

[70rs]

Originally Posted by musclecarjohn

LOL...you musta missed it when I laid out $400/set for custom stainless steel trans-am style lugnuts I had made up...and I had 3 sets!

You get the oil cooler yet...?

You are even MORE nutz! Lol!
I have seen similar long style like you are talking about. Very cool, but the thought of that kind of $$$ for a few lug nuts just seems silly. Until you realize they are fully custom machined, hand made...then it makes sense.

No, I have not seen the cooler yet. Maybe today sometime. I'll let you know if it does not show up in the next few days.

[scherp69]

I'm not sure what brand of spline lugz I have, but I know I didn't pay $188 for them. I think this must be one of the extremely rare cases where I actually found something in Canada cheaper.