I got a new set of tires today, and upon arriving at home I wanted to take the wheels off and clean the insides of them. Problem is, they stripped a lug nut onto one of my wheels. Not only could I not remove it, the lug itself was spun out from the back. I had to scratch the inside of the lughole like a **** in order to jam it and break it loose. Upon inspection of a few of the other lug studs, it was obvious they were just jamming the lug nuts on with a power wrench. The fixed the lug studs, but damn...


On a side note, you cannot buy FSport lugnuts serparately.

Sorry for the rant, had to tell someone who cares since Discount Tire doesn't.

 

that sucks......

 

Uh, yes you can. $11.13 each after CL discount:

http://is.sewellparts.com/accessorie...2006/5450.html

 

Nice, thanks dude. I have Discount replacing them now anyway.


Wait, why aren't those ones shanked?

 

Shanked? Not sure what that is but these do have "splines". They are available in short or long.

 

Only factory wheels typically use shank-nut style lug nuts. F-Sport/TRD wheels typically take conical nuts, like linked.

Jeff

 

I also shop at Discount Tire, but I insist they use no power tools when removing or installing my lug nuts. Hand loosen and Hand tighten only finishing up with a torque wrench

Lou

 

I never seem to have a problem as long as i ask beforehand if they can use hand tools since im using project kics lug nuts, and they aren't cheap.

 

dude, discount tires are suppose to use torque wrench or sticks

 

Never had a problem with Discount Tire either, glad they fixed the issue for you though and didn't leave you hanging!

 

They remove the nuts with an air gun, but they should only install the nuts by hand and hand torque them via a torque wrench to the factory spec. At least, that's what mine does. I've never had an issue with Discount Tire; they actually get 100% of all my families tire business. Sucks that you had a bad experience; you need to address that issue with them ASAP.

 

They alway use a torque wrench when I go there.

 

sorry to hear this problem discount has also gave me problems they droped my wheels not once but twice

 

Yeah, I strictly use Discount Tire and they have always used wrenches and torque wrenches, never power tools. They're pretty much the only place that does that.