Lug Nuts

[Apollyon12]

Can somebody fill me in on why aftermarket wheel need "special" lug nuts? Other than getting a mad tyte tint, dude. I though that most or all nuts had a locating cone on them to center the bolt (and bolt circle) with the rim.

I have the spline drive nuts that came with my car and I really hate having to use the special key. I would prefer to use a standard socket instead. I also will need to use these on a set of OEM rims during the winter.

What I currently have:



What I would like:



What I want to stay away from:



Is there a reason (other than correct size) that the black ones won't work for my aftermarket wheels as well as the OEM's? And what is the stud info, such as 1/4"-20 or 1/2"-13 (Yes, I know they are going to be metric)?

 

[Nigel Prodrive]

some aftermarket rims require lugs with a different taper than the stock lugs.

as to how does a guy tell the difference between rims that actually DO require special lugs, and a company that's just trying to gouge its customers for "special" lugs that aren't really needed,

 

[ruggedman]

The holes on my after market wheels are way too small for my stock lug-GNEWTS!

 

[wzrd]

as to how does a guy tell the difference between rims that actually DO require special lugs, and a company that's just trying to gouge its customers for "special" lugs that aren't really needed,

Trust your suby teck for proper advice