Lug nut insanity

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That what I did. I took them off one at a time with the wheel on the ground and followed the star pattern and used a torque wrench to set the proper torque. It worked fine. :) Post pictures once you have them on.

Did this today finally. Worked great. Glad to have those old crappy lug nuts off my rig!
Old Ones:
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New Ones:
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You can see the dents in the ends of the old ones. That's what happens when you use a punch to beat them out of the socket after you have them off....
 

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Here's a pic of an old one, and how the chrome cap is held on:IMG_20180414_112703535.jpg
Little work with a grinder:
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And what's underneath the cap:
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Anyone want a set of good used lug nuts? OEM Quality! Priced at half of new! I'll even throw the one without the cap in for free! LOL
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Hope you enjoyed the pics. My hand shots are free of charge.

Thanks again @ExpeditionAndy !
 

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Did this today finally. Worked great. Glad to have those old crappy lug nuts off my rig!
Old Ones:
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New Ones:
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You can see the dents in the ends of the old ones. That's what happens when you use a punch to beat them out of the socket after you have them off....
They look great! I am trying to find a set that will fit my 17 because I'm going to make the factory ones go away before they look bad.
 

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The lug nuts on mine are swollen and over tightened. I just sheared the factory supplied tire iron!! Once you get the chrome off what’s the size of the nut?

A 20mm seemed to be about right.
 

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I removed my lug nuts this weekend on my '14 and after I put them back on I see that some are now dimpled inward.
Is there a consensus on which aftermarket lug nuts I should replace them with?
Are those gorilla lug nuts solid?
Thanks
 

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They look great! I am trying to find a set that will fit my 17 because I'm going to make the factory ones go away before they look bad.

Doesn't 17 use the same hub, studs, and stud pattern as the rest of 3rd gen??
 

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I removed my lug nuts this weekend on my '14 and after I put them back on I see that some are now dimpled inward.
Is there a consensus on which aftermarket lug nuts I should replace them with?
Are those gorilla lug nuts solid?
Thanks
Yes they are.

Edit: there's a link on the second page.
 

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I removed my lug nuts this weekend on my '14 and after I put them back on I see that some are now dimpled inward.
Is there a consensus on which aftermarket lug nuts I should replace them with?
Are those gorilla lug nuts solid?
Thanks
They are nice and solid and triple chrome plated. The have the 60 degree angle on the bottom to match the factory alloy wheels.
 
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