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Old May 5, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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i bought some 19in rims with tires for 800 bucks off ebay, and dont get me wrong the rims are badA, but the lugnuts they sent were cheap and i knew it so after i put'em on i went to buy some good tuner lug nuts. well wheni tried to take off the lugs they stripped, even the key was stripping with the lugs[:@]. so now if i have a flat im screwed!!! anybody got any tips on how to take these lugnuts off??thanks in advance!!!
 
Old May 5, 2008 | 10:15 PM
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not much.... wd40, and i saw some kind of flat nut wrench on sears for that kind of problem... thing is it might be hard to reach in the rims..... =/ good luck though
 
Old May 5, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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last weekend i used a socket and hammered it on and took wheel locks off, all u can do is try that, or worst case, a hammer and chisel always do the job. just don't fu** the rims up,lol
 
Old May 5, 2008 | 11:43 PM
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the only thing i can think of would to be if you got the patience, big *** drill bits and lube along with a good cord power drill would be to drill out the lugs. you would probably have to replace all the lug studs. but theirs probably is an easier way that would cause less destruction. if you cant find anything just call up to a tire shop and see what they say


but why didnt you use the old lugs if you knew the new lugs were cheap?
 
Old May 6, 2008 | 12:13 AM
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prollly he had stock rims or something along those lines... he said he needed tuner lugs which are more bullet light and slimyou undo them from the inside... with a key (that most of the time looks like welded sh*t)
 
Old May 6, 2008 | 12:26 AM
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yeah the stock lugnuts didnt fit so i just went down the road to oreillys and bought a set and back home and thats where it all began to go down hill...a chisel doesnt sound too bad and them being cheap they might break apart easily, but thanks for all the input guys.. but i guess all studs will needa be replaced huh??
 
Old May 6, 2008 | 01:23 AM
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did you put the lugs on with an air gun? because that would do it lol
 
Old May 6, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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SOAK THE ****ERS IN WD40!!![sm=wootwoot.gif]
 
Old May 6, 2008 | 02:43 AM
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I would get something like this...




Sears sells these which are basically reversed spiral sockets. Just about any autoparts store sells them too.
 
Old May 6, 2008 | 06:26 AM
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but i guess all studs will needa be replaced huh??
we cant really answer that without knowing if it truely stripped them...you could also dremal a slot in them for a screw driver then buy a nice strong screwdriver from sears or snap-on (both lifetime warrantee) and go at it like that...
 



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