looking for lug nuts . any suggestions?

[Outlawstar98]

Project Kics or bust!

[robot]

mcguard.
Spline drive.

-Don't get ones for aftermarket wheels and put them on your stock wheels as they wont seat right.
-Do get aftermarket conical ones for aftermarket wheels.
-the mguards I had on my sti never tarnished in dc winters with hour plus long commutes and tons of salt.
-the part that seats on the wheel moves separate from the rest of the nut so that the wheels don't get scratched.
-the Subaru sti branded ones are these...so they are oem quality.
-project kics are super expensive for what they are
-mutely ones are safe but slightly cheesy. In the past they had finishes that came off over time. They might be better now.
-saving weight by buying lightweight lug nuts is silly. Take a piss before getting in the car and you will notice the same difference.

[robot]

http://www.oakos.com/Merchant2/merch...ory_Code=15STI

I also wanted to not sound like the grumpy old man here and commend you on the effort of researching a gift for your boyfriend. Many would not got to this length.

[enouf]

+1 for McGard SplineDrive

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/McGard-65554BK-Chrome-SplineDrive-Installation/dp/B0006HOVNE"]Amazon.com: McGard 65554BK Chrome/Black SplineDrive Wheel Installation Kit (M12 x 1.25 Thread Size) - For 5 Lug Wheels: Automotive[/ame]

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by robot

mcguard.
Spline drive.

-Don't get ones for aftermarket wheels and put them on your stock wheels as they wont seat right.
-Do get aftermarket conical ones for aftermarket wheels.
-the mguards I had on my sti never tarnished in dc winters with hour plus long commutes and tons of salt.
-the part that seats on the wheel moves separate from the rest of the nut so that the wheels don't get scratched.
-the Subaru sti branded ones are these...so they are oem quality.
-project kics are super expensive for what they are
-mutely ones are safe but slightly cheesy. In the past they had finishes that came off over time. They might be better now.
-saving weight by buying lightweight lug nuts is silly. Take a piss before getting in the car and you will notice the same difference.

Uhmm oem wheels are conical like aftermarket ones in our case. These aren't Hondas with ball seat wheels.

[extrashaky]

Originally Posted by robot

http://www.oakos.com/Merchant2/merch...ory_Code=15STI

I also wanted to not sound like the grumpy old man here and commend you on the effort of researching a gift for your boyfriend. Many would not got to this length.

Originally Posted by enouf

+1 for McGard SplineDrive

Amazon.com: McGard 65554BK Chrome/Black SplineDrive Wheel Installation Kit (M12 x 1.25 Thread Size) - For 5 Lug Wheels: Automotive

It's worth noting that the difference between those two kits is that the one on Amazon has locks. The lock kit is $40 by itself, so that's not a bad deal at Amazon. (I actually bought a set of these for my own car.)

But again, the guy may not like spline drive nuts. I think she should get him what he wants, even if that's bright red SR48s.

[Stang70Fastback]

Ok. I'm about to ask two very lazy questions because I really don't feel like pulling a wheel off of my BRZ.

Just received by winter tires on steelies from TireRack. They came with small, open-ended lug nuts. I don't really want to use open-ended lugs as I want to protect the studs from rusting. I suppose if all else fails, I could just smear a bit of grease on the protruding studs every so often.

Q1: The lugs that came with the steelies are the tapered (not rounded) base lugs. Are the stock lugs on the BRZ tapered as well? (I have a Series.Blue, which has different wheels, so maybe that's difficult for most of you to answer offhand, I dunno.)

Q2: I assume the stock lugs are not to be used because they aren't deep enough to properly seat against the thin steelie. Can someone point me to a nice set of black lug nuts on Amazon that will be deep enough for my steelies, and that I can maybe use for the stock wheels come spring if they do indeed have the same base style?

Bonus Q: Why the hell doesn't the spare tire require separate lugs if the stock ones bottom out?!

[Fastbrew]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_cQ2hDb9wc"]Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts 8-24-13 White Salmon Wa. - YouTube[/ame]

[Bongertz]

I own a wrb brz with the sti kit, and just recently got the rota titans flat black. Should I get lack lugs or should I pick something that'll add a little color? Sr35 blue or chrome?

[whataboutbob]

If you want performance and don't need locks CSG Chromoly: http://counterspacegarage.com/produc...s-m12x125.html