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Old 09-06-08, 04:33 PM
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I want to purchase new lug nuts for my wheels, but im not sure which one to go with, like open ended lug nuts or cloesed, whats the diffrence?? and if i use open ended lugs, wouldn't the wheel stud be exposed and possibly rust from everyday driving of weathering etc? but i was looking at the Muteki Sr45 neo chrome which i really like, anyone know anything about those? if not can some one point me to some good lug nuts, thank you very much , and yes i am a noob to these wheel type of issue
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Originally Posted by JohnnyIS25
I want to purchase new lug nuts for my wheels, but im not sure which one to go with, like open ended lug nuts or cloesed, whats the diffrence?? and if i use open ended lugs, wouldn't the wheel stud be exposed and possibly rust from everyday driving of weathering etc? but i was looking at the Muteki Sr45 neo chrome which i really like, anyone know anything about those? if not can some one point me to some good lug nuts, thank you very much , and yes i am a noob to these wheel type of issue
Open ended are typically for wheels that have covered lug nuts, or for drag racing applications that require a open lug with extended studs...

other than that, just get regular covered lugs... the hardened Gorilla lug nuts are one of the best quality lug nuts I've seen from any manufacturer, I have no experience with Muteki (sounds like you might be paying for a japanese name)
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yea, it is, i got a picture from a online store showing how they look, and i was also wondering if these are good lug nuts too

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If like me you put in longer studs then you will probs find the closed lug nuts too short. So I had to use open nuts. But closed ones look nicer.
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oh ok, gotcha, thanks guy, because i was soo confused by the closed lugs and open, and which one to go with, or which one is better
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remember that you can't use aftermarket "cone style" lugs with stock wheels
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
remember that you can't use aftermarket "cone style" lugs with stock wheels
excellent point...
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