Lug nut clearance?!

[07ccdskaterv6]

New problem and added it to the first post!!!








Am trying to install my new wheels and tires and the factory lug nuts are too fat for the slots in my wheels. They get on and start to thread but there's no way id be able to get my wrench in there to tighten them down. What do I do?



Got a set of the thin walled lug nuts and problem 2 has come up.

The posts are too long, I am as far down as I can go tightness wise and the wheel is not as tight against the rotor as with the rear wheels. I was thinking maybe trim the lug posts down some but I'm afraid that might mess up the threads

 

[stkjock]

How did u get a 2015?

New thin walled socket and smaller lugs.

 

[skwerl]

Buy McLeod low profile lug nuts. They use a 3/4" socket instead of 13/16". They come in chrome or black (black costs more).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000COMX9K/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[07ccdskaterv6]

Buy McLeod low profile lug nuts. They use a 3/4" socket instead of 13/16". They come in chrome or black (black costs more).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000COMX9K/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Dang 5 sets of those is a pretty penny

 

[skwerl]

This one is a few dollars cheaper. $7.78 per package of 4 plus $10.50 shipping (shipping is only charged once).
http://www.amazon.com/McGard-64010-...ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3BBGQF3LT7QDY

 

[00blkvert]

I had the same issue with my AGs. I went to oriellys and grabbed a set of spline lugs but you do what you pay for and I will be getting some mcgards in the near future. I just needed to get the car back on the ground.

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...167&categoryRedirect=05225&pt=05225&ppt=C0337

 

[Wes06]

so what year car/wheels are these lugs actually for? lol

 

[07ccdskaterv6]

2012 gt brembo and they are avant gardes

 

[Wes06]

ok, we know we can move it out of the 2015+ area then lol

 

[07ccdskaterv6]

ok, we know we can move it out of the 2015+ area then lol

Whoop didn't even notice, sorry about that

 

[stkjock]

How did u get a 2015?

New thin walled socket and smaller lugs.

Whoop didn't even notice, sorry about that

Missed the frst reply..... Did ya.....

 

[07ccdskaterv6]

Missed the frst reply..... Did ya.....

haha nah I saw it I just didn't know where it came from.

 

[07ccdskaterv6]

So now I got a second problem, read first post edit

 

[19COBRA93]

Go with spline drive lugs and problem solved.

Here's mine:

 

[stkjock]

do u have a pic of the lugs not on the studs?

those just don't look right

 

[skwerl]

You bought the wrong lug nuts. Of course buying crap twice is cheaper than buying quality once.

 

[stkjock]

is it me, or do those look like sockets and not lugs on the pic?

 

[19COBRA93]

They're called "socket lugs", and they're garbage. So are the capped acorn lugs in the other pic.

Spline drive = Troubles over.

 

[stkjock]

never saw them before, learn something new everyday, the acorn's I have on mine.. LOL

 

[19COBRA93]

never saw them before, learn something new everyday, the acorn's I have on mine.. LOL

There's nothing really wrong with the factory acorns. They're just not as fancy as some of the others, and after a few times of being removed/installed, they start to look a bit beat up. They're just big and bulky.