Fancy smancy lug nuts

[Bimmerteck]

Wouldnt quite call lugnuts for a Toyota MR2 "performance" but okay. Hence why I'm suggesting cheaper lugnuts. Also the lugnuts for sell on Summit are for all cars, they have the thread patterns for everything from Ferrari to a Ford, not just for domestics. I linked to all the lugnuts for sell there and did not specify a vehicle or thread pattern. I'm letting him do that if he wants. Its not European so he doesnt need stud lugnuts or anything, normal ones will do fine.

I'm referring specifically to the lug nuts you used a picture of, the ones with the washers. Summit also doesn't have a single lug nut applicable to a Ferrari, or BMW for that matter, BTW. If you look up a few posts I've already suggested that the OP's money would be much better spent on lighter wheels first if he's concerned about performance. As for your truck I'd look into some custom TTB arms if I wanted to go lower and increase performance at the same time.

[kaidotech]

OP did you settle on anything yet?

[jacbo]

Thanks for the helpful responses, everyone. I don't plan on buying a $40 set of ebay lugnuts and expecting them to compare to $300 pieces, I was simply wondering what you guys run and your impressions.

"Tuner" lug nuts typically require a "key" to remove so they are like a combination of lock and lug nut. They also typically fit into very narrow lug bores and are required for some aftermarket wheels.

Exactly what I'm referring to. I would probably lose the key at some point and be forced to track down a replacement. I've heard lots of stories of different manufacturers discontinuing a particular style and the keys being impossible to replace.

[kartikeya]

I know what "tuner" lugs are, thanks. Terrible name for them though, worse than "rims". I was asking what the OP meant by that, to narrow down the options. I've never heard of spline drives being called wacky before, and the standard 6-spline design that Gorilla, Muteki, and misc. others use is incredibly common and keys are not at all hard to find. Neither are McGard keys.

T1R lug nuts do not require a special key, and are affordable, forged aluminum, and open ended. They come in blue, black, and purple.
I'm running purple ones on my car right now.
Impressions: they hold my wheels on.

Skunk2 lug nuts are also affordable lightweight forged aluminum open ended hex nuts, but they also have knurled ends for putting them on my hand. This could required a deeper socket, if you don't already have one. They only come in gunmetal.

Project Kics are a fair bit more expensive, however they are still forged aluminum, open ended hex nuts, available in 26mm (R26) or 40mm (R40) lengths, in black chrome.

Then there's J's Racing, available in ...


You know what? Here:

http://www.evasivemotorsports.com/Me...tegory_Code=L1

[jacbo]

Thanks, I'm really trying not to come off the wrong way.

I put "tuner lugs" in parentheses because that is what I've commonly heard them called, but also to highlight the silliness of the phrase.

I'd just like to have lugnuts that I can remove with a standard 19mm or 3/4" deepwell socket if I'm in a pinch. I know a lot of the sets come with a super thin-walled deepwell for wheels with tight tolerances (my old BBS RMs' come to mind) which would be nice to have around.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

[kaidotech]

Thanks, I'm really trying not to come off the wrong way.

I put "tuner lugs" in parentheses because that is what I've commonly heard them called, but also to highlight the silliness of the phrase.

I'd just like to have lugnuts that I can remove with a standard 19mm or 3/4" deepwell socket if I'm in a pinch. I know a lot of the sets come with a super thin-walled deepwell for wheels with tight tolerances (my old BBS RMs' come to mind) which would be nice to have around.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Sounds like what you want are normal lugnuts that are anodized, possibly long shank. A longer length lugnut would help with those tight tolerances. I used to have the splinedrive lugnuts and they were a bitch to get off when I didnt have the key. Never buying those again.