Lug Nut replacement...

[JMH1980]

I want to replace the stock lugs with a solid option.

The beauty covers on the stock nuts are starting to become loose. My fear is that eventually rust and corrosion will start to creep and there will be issues with removing the wheels.

2016 XL Denali

 

[Seamus]

The lug nuts in northern states get a mix of salt and water that can ********* under the stainless steel cover. Then it swells and thats where the issue comes in. Socket wont fit. The actual part of the lug nut where it touches the wheel at the conical hole should be fine. Another issue is the wheel sticking and welding itself to the steel hub. Aluminum and steel along with salt and water are a disaster. I used to live up north. Its really important to pull your wheels off and wire brush steel hub....I then put a light coat of antisieze on there so they dont weld up. People who never rotate get a stuck wheel. As per my tire shop they said stay with stock lug nuts as they have seen many issues from after market lug nuts. I would clean it up, and use new stock lug nuts.

 

[Seamus]

you cant say *********??

 

[Seamus]

OK....get under infiltrate

 

[Fless]

Just stay away from 'capped' nuts. The last three in this graphic are solid. Others can be found on eBay, Amazon, etc.:

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[gtrslngrchris]

GM sells solid lug nuts that are nice. I used to be able to pick up a set on eBay for $30-50 but my last set cost me $82 but included a lock set. These are a dramatically better lug nut and I have a rubbermaid tub with hundreds of the crappy capped variety.

 

[JMH1980]

The lug nuts in northern states get a mix of salt and water that can ********* under the stainless steel cover. Then it swells and thats where the issue comes in. Socket wont fit. The actual part of the lug nut where it touches the wheel at the conical hole should be fine. Another issue is the wheel sticking and welding itself to the steel hub. Aluminum and steel along with salt and water are a disaster. I used to live up north. Its really important to pull your wheels off and wire brush steel hub....I then put a light coat of antisieze on there so they dont weld up. People who never rotate get a stuck wheel. As per my tire shop they said stay with stock lug nuts as they have seen many issues from after market lug nuts. I would clean it up, and use new stock lug nuts.

I do this when I rotate my tires.

 

[gtrslngrchris]

Just in case anyone else was curious here is the OEM capped variety right next to the OEM solid chrome variety. Both are 22mm but one sucks and one doesn't. I added a capped lug nut to the wheel in the second picture to show how easy it is to tell them apart in person. The capped lug nuts are rounded top and sides and continue to round if the cap itself doesn't begin to fail while the solid lug nuts stay nice for a very very long time.

If it also wasn't clear, this is a multi-hundred dollar lug nut set if you buy it new. I'm not sure of the price but I'd expect at least $200 new. A lot of dealers like to spec these however to add to the sticker price and then people immediately go to the tire shop and get cheaper crappier aftermarket lug nuts for their new $4000 rims and the tire shop lists these lug nuts on ebay for half or less.

 

[Marky Dissod]

you cant say *********??

Of course not - it's an american forum.