People are just soap boxing the obvious and not reading anything.
I and several others have stated they
HAND THREAD the lug nuts,
and then HAND TORQUE WRENCH to 89 lbs,
and DO NOT use an impact wrench,
yet have still had a seized stud.
So, it's not user error.
Anyone have a URL to an OEM looking high quality lug nut ?
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Originally Posted by 86MLR
User error.
I had my wheels on and off more times than I care to remember.
Some points from an old guy:
1. Use a torque wrench (if you don't own a couple of torque wrenches your not doing it right)
2. Always wind the nut in by hand, never start with the impact driver, ugga dugga will kill em quick if the thread hasn't been started correctly.
3. I personally use the tiniest dab of anti-seize (50% of the internet will explode from this statement)
4. Always use closed nuts, open ended nuts will let contamination into the threads.
5. Cheap aluminium nuts are rubbish, use steel, or, if you need bling, Ti or Chromium-molybdenium steel like project Mu with floating seats.
Or, break them because monkey fisted, and then blame the product.
Or, just say they are rubbish in order to justify the purchase of some "brand name" studs in order to gain more "Bro" points to impress all the teenage boys.......
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Everyone already knows this obvious stuff.
If you've removed your wheels constantly, that is probably the reason you never got a seized lug.
My wheels were not removed for 3 years and I had a seized lug.
Not user error.
I still have OEM lug nuts.
What did you replace your lug nuts with?
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Originally Posted by Decep
There's definitely something about Subaru's tin foil lugs..
I have some McGard lugs and am gonna change to ARP studs soon.
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Can you post a link to McGard lugs you got?
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Originally Posted by ToySub1946
>Lug nut tin caps from OEM lugnuts popped off on three of mine while torquing them during wheel rotation.< I previously had no idea the these lug nuts are a cheapo two piece design.
I'd like to replace these lug nuts with something which looks stock, yet is a better quality product.
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+1.
I had no idea OEM lugs are 2-piece crap with a vanity cap. They are going in the trash. I had another car where I had to hammer a smaller socket over the broken lug cap to get it off. Replaced every lug with McGard. Want to do the same with BRZ.
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Originally Posted by ZDan
Couldn't source an M12x1.25 tap for external threads, but borrowed a "clean-up" nut from local shop .
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https://www.amazon.com/Lang-Tools-25...dp/B000XJ48V0/