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Steel and alloy lug nuts

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by Tack, May 7, 2021.

  1. May 7, 2021 at 8:03 AM
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    Tack

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    Hi,
    I've just swapped my 20 inch factory alloys for 18 inch factory steel rims. Are the lug nuts for both the same?
    Many thanks in anticipation.
     
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  2. May 7, 2021 at 8:31 AM
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    MMMM no. I think the length of lug's base may be too long and the wheel will shift with weight and rotation. You should test it out in your driveway, swap one wheel and check how it fits and sits.

    Edit: Don't drive it, just test it, you may not need to drop it, but if lugs are all the way tight and it still shifts even a little bit you will need the other type of lugnuts for steel wheels.
     
  3. May 7, 2021 at 8:38 AM
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    gdiep

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    I believe it is okay. The factory lugs are what you would use if you had to put your spare on the truck which is a factory steel wheel.
     
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  4. May 7, 2021 at 1:35 PM
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    You need the acorn style lugnut.
    Torque them to 154 ftlbs.
     
  5. May 7, 2021 at 2:00 PM
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    blackoutt

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    I've always wondered this but the lug nuts on my steel wheels were acorn style torqued to the moon and the lug nuts on aluminum wheels are the flat washer style at 97ft lbs.

    I replaced my steel spare with an alloy wheel as well just to prevent any lug nut mishaps.
     
  6. May 7, 2021 at 4:02 PM
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    TundraMcGov.

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    How many guys with allow wheels and a steel spare are carrying 5 appropriate steel acorn nuts for that steel spare???
     
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  7. Oct 3, 2021 at 11:11 AM
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    TRD off road wheels, tire got a screw in it with slow leak 65miles from home.
    Just put on spare and it doesn't look right. Wheel is tight on half the acorn of lug nut but tempted to just put leaky tire back on than to have this thing come loose on highway.
     
  8. Oct 6, 2021 at 4:54 PM
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    just an update. Left the spare on, torqued lugs to guesstimate 150ft lbs and drove 15 miles to my daughter's championship soccer game. Checked lug nuts when we got there and they were definitly less than 100ft lbs. Retightened. Left game and took highway instead of interstate. Drove another 20 miles and stopped to check. Lug nuts were all again less than 100. Retightened and drove another 20. This time they stayed tight so drove the rest of the way home. Had to drop off tire for repair and drove around town a bit. When I pulled the spare off, it had loosened up a bit but guessing they were still over 100 ft lbs. The spare wheel is probably broken in and would be fine now, but just a word of caution to anyone using it for the first time, retorque the lugs and often!!
     

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