My winter steel wheels on my Tundra have a different type of seating than the OEM Alloys. The new lugs which I purchased obviously have the same thread size but it is a 19mm as opposed to the 22mm OEM nuts. Does this make any difference at all? Are thicker nuts heavier duty?
Lug nut hex size matter?
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The strength of the nut is going to be in the material itself, not in how thick it is. Assuming they're coming from a reputable dealer, I wouldn't lose a second's sleep over it.
Also, remember to bring along the right sized tool to put a spare on.
robert
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the main thing is remember to bring the right lug nuts for your spare and tools for both size lug nuts.
I keep a 8$ breaker bar from harbor freight with 19 and 21mm sockets for that purpose. I "THINK" in my case the the aftermarket lugnuts would be ok with the spare but its not hard to carry the lugnuts in my emergency bag once I got them not to rattle.
I keep a 8$ breaker bar from harbor freight with 19 and 21mm sockets for that purpose. I "THINK" in my case the the aftermarket lugnuts would be ok with the spare but its not hard to carry the lugnuts in my emergency bag once I got them not to rattle.
I long ago upgraded my Camry to 15x7 alloys. When I recently upgraded the brakes to those form an ES300) my son -bless his pointy head - asked of the spare, the stock 14 inch rim, would fit over the new brakes. It didn't. Got a 15 inch spare in there now. BTW the bigger ES 300 front brakes are a bolt on...same hub.
Well I bought them off of Ebay so I'm not sure of the manufacturer.
These steel wheels require 146 ft/lb's of torque and I am losing some sleep over them. I am considering purchasing the 7/8" / 22mm ones just to be safe.
These steel wheels require 146 ft/lb's of torque and I am losing some sleep over them. I am considering purchasing the 7/8" / 22mm ones just to be safe.
What is the thread size of your wheel studs? If they're M12 or M14, then 146 ft/lbs seems a little excessive. Is that the Toyota spec for lug nut torque? I know Ford only specs 100 ft/lbs for their M12/M14 wheel studs.
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