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Old Nov 21, 2006
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Chrome Locking Lugnuts

Wheres the best place you guys suggest buying them, How much do they usually run?

Just bought a set of rims I have all winter to look for them since I cant run the rims now..
 
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Old Nov 21, 2006
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Ford sells chrome McGard brand wheel locks in Ford Accessory packaging for $45 a set. You can buy the same McGard wheel locks for under $20 a set. JEGS has them listed for $19.99. I paid $17.95 at Belle Tire.

1/2-20 thread for Rangers.

 

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Old Nov 21, 2006
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go to a Discount Tire Company, they be the shizzle cause i work there!
 
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Old Nov 22, 2006
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i have used Gorilla Locking Lug Nuts on my truck and contour...

Personally i like em
 
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Old Nov 22, 2006
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Originally Posted by Gay-briel
i have used Gorilla Locking Lug Nuts on my truck and contour...

Personally i like em

Thanks for the help guys

Scott where did you pick those Lugnuts at?

Interested in selling your set or are you using your set off the truck on the new sport trac?
 
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I had a set of the Gorilla brand and they woked fine. The only problem I had is that the hex size for the key was different from the size of the lug nuts. In addition to the factory lug wrench, we had to keep a different tool in the car to remove the lockers. This may not apply to Gorilla locks on every vehicle but it's something to watch out for.
 
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Old Nov 22, 2006
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
I had a set of the Gorilla brand and they woked fine. The only problem I had is that the hex size for the key was different from the size of the lug nuts. In addition to the factory lug wrench, we had to keep a different tool in the car to remove the lockers. This may not apply to Gorilla locks on every vehicle but it's something to watch out for.
Yeah a friend of mine had the same issue on his Tacoma
 
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Old Nov 22, 2006
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Is there a certain size/thread number I have to buy for my truck?
 
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Old Nov 22, 2006
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IMO locking lugnuts are a Waste of money and potentially dangerous as they are known to strip and then you are srewed. ANy theif that steals rims will have a Stripped lugnut remover that will remove lock nuts just as fast as a regular lugnut, thus proving it pointless. Plus the ones I had stripped after about three uses and thus I needed a Lock nut remover. This Could be dangerous if you get a flat in the wrong weather, on the highway, in a dangerous area, etc.


Here is a Lock nut remover for about 5 bucks online:

 
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Is there a certain size/thread number I have to buy for my truck?
Absolutely. I gave it in my first post ^^^^.
 
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www.summitracing.com has like 15 pages of different lugs for rangers thread size...
 
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