i wanna know if lugnuts can change the way your car handles, specifically at higher 60mph+ speeds...ok here's some background info:

previous setup:
les schwab "performance" 195/50/15 tires (forgot which brand, but its not a big name) in front, very used-up dunlop 195/50/15 fm901's in the rear, and flat-faced lugnuts.

i wore down the rear tires away from home, so i had to purchase new les schwab ones, the same exact brand and size of that on the front. while my tires were being put on, one of the guys working there came in and told me that i didn't have stock honda lugnuts because they were flat on the end facing the inside of the car. since some of them were rusted, i decided to buy a new set of lugnuts, the 'stock' ones. he told me that the 'stock' lugnuts were tapered to "secure the wheel to the car". anyway, long story short, after i got those lugnuts and swapped the back tires, my car handles a little softer than before with more noticable body roll...

my question is, does the lugnuts have anything to do my handling?

 

I've never heard of lugnuts affected handling, just the wheel balance since the wheel would not be mounted centered to the center hub, it would vibrate at higher speeds if anything with the wrong lugnuts

 

lug nuts wont affect your handling unless you're running the wrong type of lugs or if they're not torqued down


what kind of wheels do you have? honda oem or aftermarket?

if you're running aftermarket wheels you need aftermarket lugs with an angle seat
stock honda lugs have an acorn (rounded) seat

sure the change you noticed wasnt because of the different tires? that seems like it'd be more likely

 

yeah, i thought it'd be the tires too....just wanted to make sure..thanks all

 

ive heard of people using extended wheel studs, and wheel spacers to widen the wheel base, and get better handleing for road racing.. but lug nuts.. nah.. look at your tires and basic susspension 1st.

 

it wont. people may think so, but since the lugs and studs are close to the center of the wheel, the effect of the rotating mass isn't realy all that noticable. but having nice pimp lugs are nice. check the link in my sig for the group buy on daiyama lugs.

-spenc