Lug nuts and wheel locks

What to check before you buy

• Thread size and seat shape (conical, ball or flat) must match your wheels. Aftermarket wheels can need different nuts than the original ones.
• Keep the wheel lock key in the car, where you and a tire shop can find it.
• Tighten to the torque in your owner's manual, and check them again after the first drive.

Good to know

• Tighten lug nuts in a star (criss-cross) pattern, not one after another around the wheel.^1,2,3
• Do the final tightening with a torque wrench set to the owner's manual figure, not with an impact wrench.^2,3,4
• Check the torque again after a short first drive, within the first 100 miles.^1,3,4
• Lug nut threads are written as diameter x pitch: 12 x 1.5 means a 12 mm thread with 1.5 mm between threads.^2,5

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