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Spare tire lug nuts???

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by Charliebrn, Nov 12, 2021.

  1. Nov 12, 2021 at 6:38 PM
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    Charliebrn

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    My alloys that I run 9 months of the year have different lug nuts than the steel wagon wheels I use in the winter, which I think is normal. Which lug nuts are used for the spare tire? It just occurred to me that if I had a flat, I might not have the right lug nuts to use it…
     
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  2. Nov 21, 2021 at 1:59 PM
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    fixnfly

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    Torque specs are different between the alloys and steel.
     
  3. Nov 21, 2021 at 2:49 PM
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    Retroboy1989

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    The oem shank-style lug nuts for Toyota alloys have a small taper to make them compatible with a steel wheel spare.

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  4. Nov 21, 2021 at 3:52 PM
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    Ok, that makes sense. Thank you!

    PS: That looks pretty good...Think I need new sets for both my alloys and the steel wheels....
     
  5. Nov 21, 2021 at 4:16 PM
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    Retroboy1989

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    Yep, Toyota engineers solved this a long time ago. It's safe to use them to get you around on a spare.
     

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