Cut the rear axels... just do it.

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SilverStealth

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I had some time today so I decided to trim my rear axels so I don't have to worry about non-Expedition center caps.

I followed the advice provided by the members here. I slowed the sawzall speed way down... it cut much better going at a slow speed. And spritzed it with WD40 every now and then, which had the added bonus of keeping the metal dust in check.

I didn't have a nut to thread onto the shaft which definitely would have helped my cut be straighter, but it worked out fine anyway. Total time for actually cutting was about 15 minutes per axel. I took my time with it and kept the speed slow. I also wrapped the lugs with tape and braced my saw against them.

I used a 6" blade with 14 TPI. After I was done cutting, I cleaned things up with a metal file so no one accidentally gets cut down the road. Anyway, here's some pics. Just do it. It's too easy not to do it.
 

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Also wanted to add.... F U Ford and your crappy swollen lug nuts!! Our Expy was built in Oct. 2024 and I live in a very temperate climate... 7 months old and the lugs were swollen. Garbage product, Ford... do better.
 

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I really don't know, so please just stop asking...
Good job, congrats !

ps: Gotta luv those Dewalt cordless tools ! I have that same sawzall, as well as 13 of their other tools & will probably never use anything else....

F U Ford and your crappy swollen lug nuts!! Our Expy was built in Oct. 2024 and I live in a very temperate climate... 7 months old and the lugs were swollen. Garbage product, Ford... do better.

Yea I ditched my OEM nuts a while back after noticing that 7 of the 24 had lost their flimsy-assed stamped metal outer shells/caps.. They were replaced with solid steel Gorilla nuts (take that any way you want to.. :D)
 
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Hi Silver Stealth:

No, I am NOT aware of the "Swollen Lug Nuts" Ford Expy PROBLEM!

First I have heard of this. Could you educate me on what is happening here, with these lug nuts? I have just purchased a 2024 Expy MAX Limited with the 22" Polished Aluminum Wheels to replace a 2012 Expy EL Limited that we have owned since new. My six (6) 'exposed' lug nuts appear to be the normal chrome plated lug nuts. Are these "Swollen Lug Nuts" on my New 2024 Expy w/ my 22" Aluminum wheels? If so and if my lug nuts are junk, what are the solid steel lug nuts called, what thread size are they, where do I get them and how much do they cost? (guess I need 24 pcs.) Thanks for your help and knowledge here, Lance
 
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