Aluminum Alloy Lug Nuts

[tsunari]

So I have a new set of wheels and am in need of some 'tuner lugs' (60* base, open-end lug nut). From what I have seen, most are made of an Aluminum or Aluminum/Magnesium alloy and anodized a color of your choice.

Now can these things really hold enough torque through heat-cycles and hard cornering to keep a wheel attached to the hub? Or should I steer clear of these and go with a steel, titanium, or chromoloy lug?

 

[bmoha2]

My wheel set has bulldog lugnuts. Nothing too expensive, nothing too exotic. Seems to work well. Should work with most aftermarket wheels. All my friends are into tuning Hondas. My friend's Honda Civic four door had a ton of work done to it. A very cool pricey Mugen wheelset with longer JDM style studs and a set of aluminum lugnuts. Very neat. This car was built to close to show car quality but was still daily driven. A year later and the wheels are great, the studs are neat. One of the aluminum lugnuts dis-similar metal oxidized/welded (galvanic corrosion) itself to the stud and had to be cut off. Some anti seize would have prevented that from happening. Another lugnut possibly broke, fell off as he was driving. doesn't provide confidence.

and work very well.

 

[EmeryatSTM]

I have been using Muteki lugnuts for about two years now and they work fine for me. I don't do alot of hard cornering but we do drag race and run some decent power.


-Em