I had a set of silver Acer lugs on my 997 and put a set of the black Acer lugs on my 991. I did it for cosmetic reasons (not weight savings), as the factory lugs have paint that starts wear off the more times you remove and reinstall the wheels. This is definitely more noticeable on the factory black lugs as the corners start to round off and they just look dull next to the jet black metallic paint. Is it a frivolous purchase? Yes. Have I made more frivolous purchases in my life? Also yes.
Quality is great. I haven't had an issue with either set. Acer's maintain torque values as they should.
The wheel bolts on my 997 were looking worn and I found Acer bolts on Amazon which might have been incorrectly priced too low. Bought them for aesthetic/durability reasons but liked them enough to remove them before I sold that car. They still look great on my T.
So you're saving just over 1lb in unsprung weight across the car, or about a quarter-pound per wheel. Not exactly rushing out for that upside, but could see doing it at some point to replace the OE black lugs as they are starting to show their age and replacements will do the same thing. Or doing so in order to switch to silver lugs, if I wanted those.
Interesting to consider the locking set, and whether Acer would supply nothing *but* the locks. Torque input over time could be a concern, but maybe not given some of the similar OE lugs out there.
So you're saving just over 1lb in unsprung weight across the car, or about a quarter-pound per wheel. Not exactly rushing out for that upside, but could see doing it at some point to replace the OE black lugs as they are starting to show their age and replacements will do the same thing. Or doing so in order to switch to silver lugs, if I wanted those.
Interesting to consider the locking set, and whether Acer would supply nothing *but* the locks. Torque input over time could be a concern, but maybe not given some of the similar OE lugs out there.
You could also consider the torx 80 head bolts for security. One or more on each wheel will really foil potential theives and you don't need a five sided socket (which can be easily defeated with those "universal" multi pin sockets). If you loose the master any torx 80 will work so you are less likely to get stranded, although torx 80 bits are not that common in your local hardware store.
Interesting to consider the locking set, and whether Acer would supply nothing *but* the locks. Torque input over time could be a concern, but maybe not given some of the similar OE lugs out there.
I check the torque on my Acer lugs periodically and haven't had any issues with them maintaining torque values. Sometimes I can add a few ft lbs but nothing that I didn't experience with the factory lugs, even after "spirited" canyon runs.
So you're saving just over 1lb in unsprung weight across the car, or about a quarter-pound per wheel. Not exactly rushing out for that upside, but could see doing it at some point to replace the OE black lugs as they are starting to show their age and replacements will do the same thing. Or doing so in order to switch to silver lugs, if I wanted those.
Interesting to consider the locking set, and whether Acer would supply nothing *but* the locks. Torque input over time could be a concern, but maybe not given some of the similar OE lugs out there.
you hit the nail on the head, my factory lugs were looking haggard and a guy locally had these for sale cheap so I figured why not, ya know?
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