Anyone know any good aftermarket lugs that are affordable and wont strip easily?

 

http://www.heeltoeauto.com/mar...x.htm

Dont forget to anti-seize your studs. I've never broken a stud and always use it, always start threading by hand and almost always use a torque wrench.

RJ

 

Simple. http://www.mcgard.com/

If you're in so cal, go to http://www.wheelwarehouse.com to pick up a set

 

McGard Spline Drive lugnuts are all we use. They are a 'tuner' type and work just fine. The only downside is that you must use the special socket they supply and put it in a reqular one on your torque wrench.
If you are stripping lugnuts there is a deeper problem. Check all of the studs and make sure that you have used a very small dab of anti-seize on them. NEVER use an impact gun to run up the nuts.
BTW: McGard has several styles. Check the website. An alternate would be Gorilla.

 

For a conical seat, Prestige Wheel part# 5555. $0.57 a piece in boxes of 100, plus $10.00 shipping.

http://www.prestigewheel.com/c...=5555

 

The Zenki short & long lugs are open in the back, not sealed or closed. Why would you want road debris (small rocks, dust) going in there? Bad design in IMO and they cost a LOT.

 

mcgard lugs are for OEM wheels only and they 're acorn type, with a very small angle. They wouldn't be suited for most aftermarket wheels that we Honda racers and ethousiasts use.

 

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If you use extended wheel studs to accomodate spacers you will need open ended lugnuts.

As long as you antisieze your studs and clean them off as necessary (brake cleener) there's no problem whatsoever.

I dont see how road debris inside the lug is going to affect performance in any way.

 

It won't affect performance at all. They 'll have to be cleaned every time you take them off and put them back on. I can see if you have longer studs. Open ended lugs would be your only choice.

 

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Nothing a shot of brake cleen wont fix anyways. I usually clean off the studs and re-apply antisieze periodically as a preventative measure anyways. Just an extra maintenance step for track cars i guess.

 

Hello VTEConly,

You wrote:
"mcgard lugs are for OEM wheels only and they 're acorn type, with a very small angle. They wouldn't be suited for most aftermarket wheels that we Honda racers and ethousiasts use.

Strike two, nonsense, McGuard sells one of most extensive lines of lug nuts and lug bolts on the planet. They can fit almost any aftermarket and/or OEM wheel produced.

 

ok, that's why my friend tried 2 different sets on his Rotas and he had problems. One of them gave him a constant steering vibration even though the wheels were balanced twice. He bought some cheap tapered ones and problem went away. Their web site even says the word OEM in every other sentence. Maybe he kept buying the wrong ones, but it made a bad impression on me.. You like them, I don't particularly care for them. To each his own.

 

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I have McGards for my TE37s...no problems. You can't argue that TE37s don't fit in the category of "most aftermarket wheels that we Honda racers and enthusiasts use"

 

NOt really affordable, but my moogen lug nuts have held up well.

 

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Dont forget to anti-seize your studs. I've never broken a stud and always use it, always start threading by hand and almost always use a torque wrench.

RJ</TD></TR></TABLE>

Damn those look nice! And yes, anti seize is a good thing.

 

VTEConly-you are not correct as to the McGard lugs. I have American Racing Carrera wheels on both the CRX and Prelude with McGard Spline Drive lugnuts that are designed for OUR Honda cars. It is true that certain models would not work with extended studs-but the spline drive can have the cap removed. I have also used thier lugnuts on AR Spyders with no problems on stock studs. Standard Acorn nuts might not work if the wheel was not deisgned for them, but generally the aftermarket wheels including Kosei K1, OZ Superleggera, and others will work with these nuts.

 

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My OEM Honda lugnuts were open anyways.

Those healtoe lugs are pretty. The prestige ones would cost about the same as the healtoe ones, 100 vs. 16 tho.

 

McGard makes both acorn type and conical/tapered type. Sounds like Vteconlys friend was buying the acorn McGards when he needed the tapered ones.

I used McGards conical/tapered lugs ($35/20 at Pepboys) on my Millenia wheels, they work great, are cheap, and are very high (OEM) quality. I would highly recommend them.

 

Thanks for your advice guys, I think I will go with gorilla locks though because they are cheap and sturdy.

 

my McGard Spline Drives have held up great in the2 years that i have had them