Easy to take off OEM lugs? - G35Driver - Infiniti G35 & G37 Forum Discussion

Mar 4, 2007 | 02:57 AM

smokedhen

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Easy to take off OEM lugs?

I was about to change into my winter tires and I noticed that one of my lug nuts were missing for my passenger front wheel.

I think someone is messing with me. I've had acts of vandalism, keying. I don't like being paranoid, so someone please tell me that the lug nuts can get loose by themselves.

I have always tightened the lug nuts to 80 ft/lb along with the star method of them on.

what can be the cause?

Mar 4, 2007 | 03:04 AM

mwarsh1

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They Can Not Get Loose By Themselves , Someone ****ed Around.

Mar 4, 2007 | 03:10 AM

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how hard is it for someone to find an oem lock for my wheel? i believe I read about some universal lock.

I can't believe some assshole would want to get me into an accident.

good thing nothing happened!

Mar 4, 2007 | 09:02 AM

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probably just got lose. If "they" wanted to fuc with you
they would have losen ALL of them

Mar 4, 2007 | 10:06 AM

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kinda late for winter tires too isnt it?

Mar 4, 2007 | 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BadBoy06

probably just got lose. If "they" wanted to fuc with you
they would have losen ALL of them

how would it have gotten loose by itself? If it a common problem for the lug nuts to come loose by itself, shouldn't we hear about it more often? You probably think I'm paranoid, but it's hard for me to believe that the lug nut will come loose by itself.

Mar 4, 2007 | 08:40 PM

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kinda late for winter tires too isnt it?

I'm thinking I might as well put them on in case of some freak snow storm comes in march. Plus, they look better than my oem rims.

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Mar 4, 2007 | 11:33 PM

G SEDAN

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check your other lug nuts and make sure they are alright. They cant come loose on their own if you had it torqued at 80lbs, but its almost impossible to fall of on its own unless you just barely had it sitting on there. Maybe someone tried to take your rims and decided to give up? Keep your eyes open for shady people.

Mar 5, 2007 | 12:47 AM

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scary. good thing nothing happened.

that noted, a lot of tire/wheel shops will advise you to re torque your lugnuts to spec after a couple hundred miles or fewer. now, whether this is because their workers are incompetent or they're afraid of lawyers (or both), I don't know. But I do know I've been given that warning.