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Mallz

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Hi all, 

 

Just encountered this issue today, was driving down the road and felt like something was up with the tires as the truck was vibrating strangely. So we pulled over to check on them and my husband went to tighten the lug nuts and had 2 of them snap in half with barely any pressure applied. Not the stud mind you, but the actual lug nuts. They're aftermarket so only the tops broke off, part is still on the stud holding the wheel on. What could cause this? 

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rav3 Senior Enthusiast

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Parts in the picture don't look like lug nuts.  Are these from wheel locks?

m3n00b Enthusiast

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Because they are cheap garbage that don't belong on your truck. 

 

https://a.co/d/d0EGnuf

 

 

Did you guys use the tool that came with them?  Anything shallower will twist the top of the nut right off. 

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4 hours ago, rav3 said:

Parts in the picture don't look like lug nuts.  Are these from wheel locks?

They would have originally looked like this. So whatever you want to call them. 

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txab Senior Enthusiast

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That's why you use the proper tool on them so the torque is carried down to the actual thread nut part, not all of it on the hollow shaft end

CamGTP Senior Enthusiast

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If they are factory wheels, replace them with OEM style lug nuts.

 

The cheap aftermarket spline drive lug nuts like that don't last very long in harsh climates.

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