Open ended lug nuts?

[Imprezah]

I want some. They look cool and come in different colors.

However, I imagine that using these in Maine, especially during the winter, is a terrible idea because your wheel studs will be exposed to the elements and will experience corrosion.

What are people's experience and advise? Is it no big deal? Should I stay away from them? Use them only in the summer?

Thanks

 

[Pedro]

I wouldn't run them unless you need the pass through due to extended wheel studs. But that doesn't stop people from buying them.

 

[Mark]

I've only seen them used on aftermarket wheels (ie tuner lugs) due to the very narrow opening for the lugs

 

[Matt]

a lot of steel wheels run the open acorn style lugs. I believe your talking about the super expensive aftermarket style lugs you see on aftermarket rims. a lot of people do run them without issues. Just put on a nice coating of antiseize to avoid any potential seizing

 

[Chris]

From working at a shop, you don't want them...

Wheels with hubcaps they were fine. But when they were missing the hub caps, the studs got very rusty. Sometimes damn near un-removable.

But as matt said, if you put anti-seize on them (which you should do anyway) it should be fine.

 

[IBratmanI]

Well all the older Subarus use them, and I have worked on hundreds of them, and have NEVER had an issue removing an open ended lug nut. Hell, I have never broken off any lug nut. I would run them without hesitation, but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt, as they said, to put some anti seize or something on the studs.

 

[CoupedUpSubie]

Well as I have found with many things. If it is open to the elements, is torqued and corrodes at all, put anti-seize on it. You will get a better torque spec due to lubrication and it will come off easier. I had the stock ones on my car, open ended acorn style, and had a couple strip due to the place I get tires over torquing them. I bought a cheap set of "locking" lug nuts that are closed and won't run the open ended lugs again.

 

[4WRXter]

+3 to anti-seize. I personally use longer, closed end, spline lugnuts for the wheels on our FXT.

Like these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/16-Black-Tuner-Spline-Drive-Lug-Nuts-Wheel-Lugs-12x1-25-/120744942267?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c1cf59abb

Available in Black, Chrome, Red, and Blue.

 

[CoupedUpSubie]

+3 to anti-seize. I personally use longer, closed end, spline lugnuts for the wheels on our FXT.

Like these: http://cgi.ebay.com/...=item1c1cf59abb

Available in Black, Chrome, Red, and Blue.

I bought the same thing, only $10 more.

 

[4WRXter]

I think I paid around $50 at the time. I just used those as example. Spent about three minutes searching.