Aluminum Lug Nuts vs steel chromed OE?

[TouchMyHonda]

Originally Posted by shu5892001

Made by the same company doesn't mean made by the same place, same reason why your frs/brz is made in japan but the camry and corolla are made here. In case you can't see, it's made in taiwan

Made by the same company doesn't have to mean made by the same place, duh. Are the cars Toyota have made in Japan and lesser quality than the ones made in the USA? I don't think so. That is the point here. you are bashing a brand that is designed and created by the same people as the brand you praise.

Do you see your error here?

[Vegas]

shu5892001 your digging yourself into a hole. There have been several members on here trying to explain to you what you can't seem to comprehend. I'm not trying to put you down, but clearly you are a little delusional. I'll break it down since you seem to be trying to justify using aluminum lugs. Are they safe...well that depends on a lot of things but let's keep it simple for ya. If you change tires/wheels often for autoX or track or for whatever reason I would HIGHLY recommend you use steel and not aluminum. I have a feeling you're going to use aluminum cause RACECAR!

[gmookher]

Originally Posted by TouchMyHonda

Toyota have made in Japan and lesser quality than the ones made in the USA?

Japan>USA in manufacturing precision failure rate

[shu5892001]

Originally Posted by TouchMyHonda

I never said anything was made anywhere. You were saying that because you assumed Multeki lugs nuts were made in china and that you assume Rays are made in japan that that makes Muteki's less safe or lesser quality.

I simply informed you that you are basically claiming that mutekis are crap... when they are made the the same factory as rays engineering under that same manufacture plant designed both by the same engineers.

You clearly didn't know you were bashing one brand with another brand... when they are both the same brand. HA

Well if you look back at my initial post, the only claim I made was to avoid muteki since I used a set and it chipped very badly after 1 season. I was only giving my opinion based on my own experiences. I didn't even get into which one is safer, which one had better quality and more importantly I don't go on post and tell other to learn something new

[shu5892001]

Originally Posted by TouchMyHonda

Made by the same company doesn't have to mean made by the same place, duh. Are the cars Toyota have made in Japan and lesser quality than the ones made in the USA? I don't think so. That is the point here. you are bashing a brand that is designed and created by the same people as the brand you praise.

Do you see your error here?

Toyota has plants in Japan, China, US and Canada.. just to name a few. It's no secret that the same corolla made in japan has better built quality than the ones made in China and etc.. But that's off topic...

[TouchMyHonda]

Originally Posted by gmookher

Japan>USA in manufacturing precision failure rate

What kinda facts do you have to back that up?

[empower-auto]

This thread is painful.

You don't use an impact gun on these aftermarket lug nuts because it will take the finish off of them.

[TouchMyHonda]

Originally Posted by empower-auto

This thread is painful.

You don't use an impact gun on these aftermarket lug nuts because it will take the finish off of them.

Or because the metal is too soft and will simply stripp out the threads. Yes this is stupid.

[Blaster]

I would never recommend aluminum lug nuts to anybody. Especially if you take your wheels on and off very often. Since the aluminum is softer than the steel stud they will wear every time you put them on or take them off.

Of course if you're extremely careful with them you can get away with them. Personally, I would never use them.

[ZC6BRZ]

I think Mackin has the Muteki made, but the Rays etc they import. This has been my understanding, although I haven't been in the aftermarket industry in over 15 years.

[gmookher]

Ended up running these:

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002009YPA/ref=wms_ohs_product"]Amazon.com: McGard 65354BK Chrome/Black SplineDrive Lug Nuts (M12 x 1.25 Thread Size) - Set of 4: Automotive[/ame]

USA made...

[King Tut]

Running my WedsSport lugs and love them on the street. If you track your car, then just go with the simple steel open acron lug nuts like all the racers do.

[CSG Mike]

We use aluminum Lugnuts.

However, we couldn't find exactly what we wanted, so we had our own made... 7075-T6 hot forged Aluminum alloy, type-II hard anodized, Open ended, 40mm, 17mm for maximum wheel compatability. Color is a result of the treatment, so you only get one choice

We do have a limited amount of these available for purchase.

[robispec]

We needed to ”spec” ours too..
7075 forged alloy open top
19mmhex thats 40 mm long and HARD anodized with 30mm thread area
(we gun these on and off all the time)
Rolled in threads (no cut in stress risers)
Any color you want as long as it is hard anodized black:-)