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thats not correct. You need mag lugs made by Nissan only. Using anything else will cause your wheel to fall off. Try ebay.
Originally Posted by RedBullRR
^ True Story! You think I want to stick with OEM lugs.... Nope, but I also want to stick with keeping my rim on the car.
False. You just need the same shape as oem. I know for the 350Z it's acorn, so I bought a set from Gorilla. They make high quality lugs for a good price.
You can't use aftermarket lug nuts with stock wheels unless the aftermarkets are OEM replacement. RAYS does not offer OEM replacements.
The reason is because the taper for the seat is different. You will damage your lug nuts and/or wheels, but the biggest problem is that the lug nut won't be fully seated and you will eventually have the wheel come off. I've seen it at the track and it's not cool. I watched a wheel come off a car that was coming out of a fast turn... The wheel rolled/bounced off the track and over a fence onto a busy public road.
TireRack has this nice image on their site that shows the differences:
My friend is running Rays Red Extended on his NISMO without issue though so it may vary on which wheel you are using
Tell your friend if he is driving with OEM wheels and he drives it real hard, the tapered lugs will break through the rim since there are two layers and those just sit on the inner layer. I speak through experience. Ran an OEM wheel with Project Kics. First initiation and BAM! The lugs stayed on the car while the wheel fell off and ruined my fender. Not a happy day.
That diagram doesnt really show the mag lug Nissan uses. This is the OEM lug:
OEM wheels have two layers in the lug hole. The tapered part at the bottom just sits on the inner hole. The main part that holds the lug to the wheel is the washer in the middle, that sits on the outer hole. Aftermarket lugs dont have that so they fall through.
Yes if they make lugs the same shape as OEM, those will work too but they are not called acorns, they are mag lugs.