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Old 02-13-2019, 11:10 AM   #15
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I have a set of black McGards on mine. No complaints here, and I'll never buy another hex nut again for any of my vehicles. After buying the McGards, I put spline drive nuts on my Jeep also. The way the spline key mates with the nut makes for a more solid connection that puts the torque where it should be.
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Old 02-13-2019, 12:13 PM   #16
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I currently have Muteki SR45R, open ended with rotating seats and plastic top caps
Where did you get the top caps?
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I have a set of black McGards on mine. No complaints here, and I'll never buy another hex nut again for any of my vehicles. After buying the McGards, I put spline drive nuts on my Jeep also. The way the spline key mates with the nut makes for a more solid connection that puts the torque where it should be.
Interesting. Never heard of them before. It is easy to see how the design would indeed keep the torque at the base of the nut instead of the top. Wish those were around (or I knew they were) back in the day when I used to actually change wheels a lot. I don't know how many busted lugs and skinned knuckles I had because the wrench wasn't quite snug enough on the nut.
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I'll never buy another hex nut again for any of my vehicles.
I am the opposite of this. I will never buy a non-hex nut in fear that the tool will come up missing. If the Muteki tool comes up missing, I can still remove them with a 17mm socket.

Muteki makes great lug nuts. I have put mine through 3 years and 60+ HPDE events with no issues. (I also have ARP lug studs.) I zap my wheels off and on A LOT too.
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I am the opposite of this. I will never buy a non-hex nut in fear that the tool will come up missing.
Pfft. The keys stay in the car, safely tucked in with the spare tire. I've never once had the keys go missing in either of my vehicles. I was going to buy spares to keep in my tool chest, but I never got around to it because it never happened.
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I have the Gorilla lugs. Seem to work fine. Everyone and their mother has the socket (tool). A shop has never had to get mine out of the trunk. America's tire gave me an extra so I have one in the car, and one in my tool box.
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Where did you get the top caps?
SR45R is one of the newest models from Muteki. They came out last year. Top-caps aren't compatible with the older open-ended lugs like SR48 (at least not that I am aware of, never tried it).


FRSport, Evasive Tuning, FT86SpeedFactory, Rallysportdirect, Enjuku Racing, Vivid Racing, 86speed and many others all carry them


A quick google search for "SR45R Caps" will get you started
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Closed for sure. Open lugs will expose threads to the elements.
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Old 02-13-2019, 06:03 PM   #23
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SR45R is one of the newest models from Muteki. They came out last year. Top-caps aren't compatible with the older open-ended lugs like SR48 (at least not that I am aware of, never tried it).


FRSport, Evasive Tuning, FT86SpeedFactory, Rallysportdirect, Enjuku Racing, Vivid Racing, 86speed and many others all carry them


A quick google search for "SR45R Caps" will get you started
Cool. Didnt know they had a new model.
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I'm currently running rando aluminum close ended nuts I got off amazon.
They were the only ones I could overnight in time to fit my winter wheels/tires. Added bonus of paying $25 for the set which I assumed was a price error when all the other colors were $75.

I wouldn't run them during the summer with track days, Either OEM or steel close ended.
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Yeah, if you need them, you need them.

I've seen lug nut sets that go for $200+ and I just wonder WTF do people think they are getting?
LOL I have two sets of PMU Super 7s

I have them because I wanted nice locking lugs and hate the look of the keyed or spline drives. No other reason
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I have a set of black anodized RAYS duralumin nuts and, while they’re of high quality, based on my experience I’d recommend forged steel closed-end lug nuts. The RAYS units are fragile, have consistently seemed to loosen over time, show mars in the finish from repeated tightening, and the minimal weight savings they provide is inconsequential in the real world. Unless you’re all about the bling, go with a set of high-quality forged steel lug nuts.
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Just to add one more thing to the mix, make sure the taper angle on the lug matches that of the wheel.
Many of the after market have a different angle.
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Old 02-14-2019, 11:57 AM   #28
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I just ordered enkeis from tire rack and it includes 20 "required lugnut for vehicle" at no charge. Any idea if they are tire rack brand? Base enkei lugs? I'm planing on using them unless you guys object.
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