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I was at my local 4 Wheel Parts store to get info on a leveling kit today and while I was there I asked if they had wheel locks since I don't want to awake up one morning and find my truck sitting on cinder blocks. They sold Gorilla locks which I had on my previous Silverado. the guy at 4 Wheel Parts suggested that I go back to GMC and get their locks as they will fit better. He said that the Gorilla locks fit my truck but the GM ones will be a better fit.

 

I've seen posts where people are using Gorilla locks. Any issues with clearnace between the lock and the wheel? Anyone just using the GM locks?

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I have Gorilla X2 and the GM locks (McGard) as double protection (since my neighbor had his rims stolen last week with the GM locks)

It's not foolproof but will make the ****ers work harder for them.

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I have Gorilla X2 and the GM locks (McGard) as double protection (since my neighbor had his rims stolen last week with the GM locks)

It's not foolproof but will make the ****ers work harder for them.

At the end of the day that's all u can do,

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where can you bu y the gorilla x2 locks at? i went to their website and you can't buy them there. have a part number for them perhaps?

 

as far as ppl who say save your money it's not worth it. that's silly. a few bucks to protect thousands in tires and wheels. yes they arne't foolproof but thieves are stupid. they take the easy/fast way. if you have locks and your neighbor doesn't they are taking your neighbors first every time. when i had my silverado years ago i had locks on them. i woke up one morning and found screwdrivers in my driveway and my center caps off my wheels. i drove around the neighborhood and found that 6 trucks and tahoes had their wheels stolen. mine weren't. they popped off my center caps and moved on. per the police, all the others didn't have locks.

 

there are 2 kinda thieves out there - professionals and opportunists. opportunists are easy to stop. if you make it easy for them they will take your stuff but if you throw up a few roadblocks they move on. professionals are harder to stop. i'll spend a few bucks to protect my wheels from the opportunist knuckleheads.

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Don't waste your time on the gorilla system either, had my 20's stolen with them installed. Yes you read that right 24 locking lugs that all required a key were easily removed with a wheel lock removal tool that can be bought at auto zone... The X2 bottoms out on most OEM wheels, the gorilla guard lock is prob the best out there for GM truck applications

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ragin_cajuns

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according to amazon neither of the locks referenced above fit a 2016 sierra. can I trust that fit tool on amazon?

O_J_Simpson Senior Enthusiast

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according to amazon neither of the locks referenced above fit a 2016 sierra. can I trust that fit tool on amazon?

Many of us here use that set with no issues at all.

Don't waste your time on the gorilla system either, had my 20's stolen with them installed. Yes you read that right 24 locking lugs that all required a key were easily removed with a wheel lock removal tool that can be bought at auto zone... The X2 bottoms out on most OEM wheels, the gorilla guard lock is prob the best out there for GM truck applications

Nothing is theft proof. Just a deterrent is all you are getting.

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Do you know if these fit without bottoming out on the LT wheels? The locks I got from McGuard are really long like the stock lug nuts. My wheels are the ones with the exposed lug nuts vs the ones hidden behind a center cap.

The fit the SLT wheels like these perfectly.

 

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where can you bu y the gorilla x2 locks at? i went to their website and you can't buy them there. have a part number for them perhaps?

 

as far as ppl who say save your money it's not worth it. that's silly. a few bucks to protect thousands in tires and wheels. yes they arne't foolproof but thieves are stupid. they take the easy/fast way. if you have locks and your neighbor doesn't they are taking your neighbors first every time. when i had my silverado years ago i had locks on them. i woke up one morning and found screwdrivers in my driveway and my center caps off my wheels. i drove around the neighborhood and found that 6 trucks and tahoes had their wheels stolen. mine weren't. they popped off my center caps and moved on. per the police, all the others didn't have locks.

 

there are 2 kinda thieves out there - professionals and opportunists. opportunists are easy to stop. if you make it easy for them they will take your stuff but if you throw up a few roadblocks they move on. professionals are harder to stop. i'll spend a few bucks to protect my wheels from the opportunist knuckleheads.

http://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Automotive-71641X-Thread-Chrome/dp/B00PNK263G/ref=sr_1_3?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1455289001&sr=1-3&keywords=gorilla+x2+wheel+lock

Is what I ordered.

SlvrSierra Enthusiast

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You will want to check and make sure those 1.5" length X2's don't bottom out. They bottomed out on my stock GMC wheels before tight. In theory they fit but they do contact the end of the wheel stud, you could get away with grinding the end of the stud you install them on worst case

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I bought these right after i foiled two guys attempting to get my wheels a while back: https://www.armorwheellocks.com/

 

the armor wheel lock setup is the best solution i've seen for wheel locks, only downfall is it is only for GM wheels with the center caps/lug covers. i'm not saying they are 100% theftproof (nothing ever is), but i would really like to see the reaction of the punk motherf.ucker who pops a center cover off only to find this. i bet he moves on to the next vehicle.

 

a specialty-keyed wheel lock needs to fit into a wheel or lug housing with no room for a lug removal tool to be able to grab onto. thats why the gorilla guards are better than most available options.

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