Aftermarket Lug nut help.......lost a tire while driving
12-13-2011, 03:43 PM
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Did the place who installed your wheels take the retaining clips off the rotors,, they have to be off for aftermarket wheels or your rim won't sit flush against the rotor..they will be cockeyed,,,A friend cracked a set of aluminum rims because of this..
On a side note, I think the studs on the jk's are cr@p, I've ruined 3 so far, but I do change wheels often during the wheeling season..
On a side note, I think the studs on the jk's are cr@p, I've ruined 3 so far, but I do change wheels often during the wheeling season..
12-13-2011, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by BadPunkin
No garage, too tall. It was probably someone trying to steal my tires. Just odd that 5 stacked rims and tires 5 ft away weren't touched. Not to mention that almost all of the were loose. Like all 20 of them were loose. Someone put some time into trying to get them off. They probably realized they need a bigger jack to get them off.
12-13-2011, 04:29 PM
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Did the place who installed your wheels take the retaining clips off the rotors,, they have to be off for aftermarket wheels or your rim won't sit flush against the rotor..they will be cockeyed,,,A friend cracked a set of aluminum rims because of this..
On a side note, I think the studs on the jk's are cr@p, I've ruined 3 so far, but I do change wheels often during the wheeling season..
On a side note, I think the studs on the jk's are cr@p, I've ruined 3 so far, but I do change wheels often during the wheeling season..
12-13-2011, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryan0260
Guess it's time for locking lug nuts. Seriously if someone did this they are putting lives in jeopardy pulling a stunt like that. It would be extremely ballsy to Jack a large set of wheels and tires out of someones driveway. Hopefully it wasn't somebody that was after you, but with the circumstances that's kind of the way it seems
12-13-2011, 04:47 PM
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Not sure about the retaining clip. I put the wheels on and haven't seen anything that would leave me to believe that the wheels aren't seating. I agree that theft seems the most likely option, guess it is time for a home protection plan (I just dropped $1300 on a home security system). Time for some fire power.
12-13-2011, 04:50 PM
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12-13-2011, 04:59 PM
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The only logical explaination is that someone broke all the nuts loose in order to steal them and than couldnt jack the jeep up high enough. Im just glad no one was hurt.
Time to invest in some locking lug nuts
12-13-2011, 05:07 PM
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procomps do not have the recesses so the clips need to be removed.
The only logical explaination is that someone broke all the nuts loose in order to steal them and than couldnt jack the jeep up high enough. Im just glad no one was hurt.
Time to invest in some locking lug nuts
The only logical explaination is that someone broke all the nuts loose in order to steal them and than couldnt jack the jeep up high enough. Im just glad no one was hurt.
Time to invest in some locking lug nuts
thanks everyone for the feedback
BP
