Stripped chrome lug nuts

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Had new tires put on a couple of weeks ago and this weekend I tried to remove the tires to install some Sumo spacers and stripped the heck out of more than one using my electric impact wrench. Frustrating as heck. Drove by one of the few tire spots open on Saturday and was told this is very common with the chrome lugs that Ford uses.

Anyone else seen this? What kind did you replace with? I could buy some Dorman ones at Discount Auto Parts but don't want to buy crap. Any suggestions? I see a few sets on Amazon but no telling their quality.
 

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Had new tires put on a couple of weeks ago and this weekend I tried to remove the tires to install some Sumo spacers and stripped the heck out of more than one using my electric impact wrench. Frustrating as heck. Drove by one of the few tire spots open on Saturday and was told this is very common with the chrome lugs that Ford uses.

Anyone else seen this? What kind did you replace with? I could buy some Dorman ones at Discount Auto Parts but don't want to buy crap. Any suggestions? I see a few sets on Amazon but no telling their quality.
Do you mean stainless steel capped lug nuts?
The replacement is chrome plated.
Lug nut insanity | Ford Expedition Forum
 

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Had new tires put on a couple of weeks ago and this weekend I tried to remove the tires to install some Sumo spacers and stripped the heck out of more than one using my electric impact wrench. Frustrating as heck. Drove by one of the few tire spots open on Saturday and was told this is very common with the chrome lugs that Ford uses.

Anyone else seen this? What kind did you replace with? I could buy some Dorman ones at Discount Auto Parts but don't want to buy crap. Any suggestions? I see a few sets on Amazon but no telling their quality.

goto https://www.westcoastacc.com/
and download a catalog. I replaced all of mine when one "ruptured" They also sell spacers
I went to Discount Tire. They replaced mine for $55.00 total. The nuts I got are WZ561314LS
 

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This is good info, I did not realize this was a common issue I just thought the guys who did a plug on a rear tire didn’t know what he was doing because he knarled up one nut pretty bad. When I ended up getting new tires they didn’t seem to have any problems getting the wheels off. Maybe I’ll have them changed out next time I get the tires rotated.
 

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This is good info, I did not realize this was a common issue I just thought the guys who did a plug on a rear tire didn’t know what he was doing because he knarled up one nut pretty bad. When I ended up getting new tires they didn’t seem to have any problems getting the wheels off. Maybe I’ll have them changed out next time I get the tires rotated.

They get stripped because the quick change guys often use the wrong socket size or fail to use a deep socket, which sometimes end up sideways in the midst of removal. They swell and separate because of a poor design though.
 

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That's a 2-piece lug according to their catalog, just like the Ford OEM lug.

I hope they are not the same as OEM, the tech at Disc Tire knew about the problem with OEM and said these are 1 piece. I can't find the number in the catalog, I got this off my Discount Tire receipt. I hope it was a typo when they entered the p/n on the receipt but I'll definitely check tomorrow.
 
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