Bri Bro

The stock lugs are an alloy, I don't think there is a way to bond steel to aluminum. The reason to go to steel lug nuts is if you are tracking the car. The aluminum lugs will set into the wheel when hot and if you try to tighten/remove them when hot, they can be a handful. Bottom line, don't try to move the aluminum lugs until they cool down some after a hot lap. Steel lug just don't have this issue do to the strength of the material.

Mark-87-951

That just happened on my car. Ran a tire longer than I should have and we couldnt get the wheel off on the side of the road. Had it towed and the shop couldnt get it off either until they noticed the nut base was still in there. Had to torch it off.

pontifex4

I had a couple of stock aluminum ones which had probably been started cross-threaded so their threads weren't very good. They also don't stand up very well to impact wrenches, in my experience: they tend to crack and round off.

cegan09

My statement on aluminum on steel was aimed at the fact that you have aluminum nuts on steel studs. Aluminum is a softer material than steel, so any damage will happen to the aluminum. Obviously keeping the threads clean, torquing to the proper spec, will keep damage from happening.

I was just shocked when i pulled them off, i was sure someone had replaced them with plastic. I'm just too used to steel.

mikey_audiogeek

You're being diplomatic, I would have said "it says in the &*$#&ing manual not to use impact wrenches!"

pontifex4

Try telling that to your local tire shop!