b1ackhawk

Just curious, I see these forged aluminum lightweight lug nuts all over the place that have a plain tapered end. Now, my OEM lugnuts have a nipple/straight end after that fits into the holes in the wheels. Are these plain tapered nuts safe to use on our cars? I'd think the OEM nuts would better hold the wheels in place.

mitsuguy

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I have never seen a failure due to use of a lightweight lug nut...

however, they cannot be used with factory wheels...

factory wheels use a mag-shank lug nut, whereas the aftermarket lugs (and wheels) typically use a acorn seat lug nut... they are not cross compatible...

mitsuguy

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also, that being said, lug nuts don't exactly weigh a whole lot, and even though its rotating mass, its very close to the center of rotation, so its still not a huge gain... spend your money on something else...

b1ackhawk

ahh, thanks; thats exactly the info i was looking for