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Old Sep 29, 2016 | 01:55 PM
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Was rotating the tires on the GX today and I noticed something. The lugs on the rear axle are MUCH longer than the lugs on the front. The rear lugs protrude about 1/2" from the wheel surface, while the front lugs protrude basically not at all. This isn't a huge deal I guess since the nuts have threads that are somewhat recessed, but there is definitely a lot more thread engagement on the rear than in the front.

Has anyone else noticed this, or has the previous owner replaced the front rotors with crapola?
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Old Sep 29, 2016 | 07:04 PM
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All 24 look the same to me, can't imagine them being different based on lug nuts and torque.
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Old Sep 30, 2016 | 07:41 PM
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I just found this in another forum, so maybe it's normal:
For some reason, Toyota chose to put very short lug nuts on the front of the '05+ Tacoma. I guess Toyota didn't plan on their customers putting aftermarket wheels on their trucks.....short sighted in my opinion. This creates some what of a hazard when putting thick based aluminum wheels on these vehicles, such as the MotoMetal wheels I currently have. According to Dorman's website information, the rear wheel studs for the Tacoma are longer than the front wheel studs.

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