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as the title says, i am looking for information on how to remove my wheel, yes i know how to do it, but i have a problem with my rims.... im not sure if you can tell from the photos, but the hole that the lug nut sits in is pretty deep and they sit pretty far, how would i be able to fit a socket in there, and how would i know what the correct size that fits the lugnut?
as the title says, i am looking for information on how to remove my wheel, yes i know how to do it, but i have a problem with my rims.... im not sure if you can tell from the photos, but the hole that the lug nut sits in is pretty deep and they sit pretty far, how would i be able to fit a socket in there, and how would i know what the correct size that fits the lugnut?
Three choices: 17, 19, 21mm
OE lugs are typically 21mm, tuner lugs (which is most likely what's on your car) are "usually" 19mm and sometimes as small as 17mm.
Thin wall sockets (or those "lug sockets" usually associated with aftermarket wheels) may be required for your wheels. Thin wall wheel sockets can be found on EBay or Amazon for not too much money in sets of three. But make sure the lugs are plain lugs and not "spline nuts" before ordering. Those require special spline nut socket or socket adapter ("spline key").
Spline nut
I don't like them but they do work fine... just hate the thought of losing the key. Like I did to my Volk lock key.....
OE lugs are typically 21mm, tuner lugs (which is most likely what's on your car) are "usually" 19mm and sometimes as small as 17mm.
Thin wall sockets (or those "lug sockets" usually associated with aftermarket wheels) may be required for your wheels. Thin wall wheel sockets can be found on EBay or Amazon for not too much money in sets of three. But make sure the lugs are plain lugs and not "spline nuts" before ordering. Those require special spline nut socket or socket adapter ("spline key").
Spline nut
I don't like them but they do work fine... just hate the thought of losing the key. Like I did to my Volk lock key.....
thank you very much i will try 17mm, and all the way up to 19mm to see what works for my wheels.
the point of this post was to get information on how to fit a socket down the very long narrow well that the lug sits into, i obviously know how to remove a wheel lol....?
the point of this post was to get information on how to fit a socket down the very long narrow well that the lug sits into, i obviously know how to remove a wheel lol....?
07-15-2017, 07:21 PM
How do i remove my wheel???
