Just to let everyone on the forum know, using aftermarket lug nuts on the OEM G37 wheels is a very bad idea. For some reason the holes on the OEM wheels are much wider than aftermarket lugs. The tapered ends on lugs like the Project Kics R40's that I had are too small and will get stuck in the wheels and be almost impossible to remove once they are installed. The OEM lug nuts are much wider, and are made to fit the holes on the OEM wheels, only use those!!!!

I thought I was the only one who had the problem, but other people on G35nyc also ran into this problem. At first I thought it was caused by me over tightening the lugs, but it seems to be a much bigger problem.

 

oh man.. good lookin.. i've been looking for some aftermarket lugs for my stockers but I guess I shouldn't ...

 

always use stock lugs on stock wheels

 

I thought this was common knowledge. I guess not. Tuner lugs are for aftermarket wheels only.

 

Yeah I would not do the Kicks or Project Mu's or anything like that but you can use an aftermarket standard style lug. Cho and a few others have them and I have note heard any issues like this.

 

Do you mean Choy? I think he is the only person on G35nyc that did not have any problems. One person almost had the wheel fall off the car.

I had no idea that putting aftermarket lugs on stock wheels was a bad idea.

 

Thanks for the heads up. My friend has aftermarket lugs on his stockies. I'll let him know.

 

Yea, make sure he looks at them.

If I had not adjusted my coils the day after I put these lug nuts on, I would have had no idea they were the wrong size. I actually had to break them to get them to come off of the wheel.

 

Hmm... so if I want to give my oem rims more protection than the oem wheel locks, I'm out of luck because aftermarket wheel locks won't fit properly???

 

How do I know which aftermarket lugs will fit my aftermarket wheels?

 

interesting. i have no issues with my cheapo gorilla lugs.

 

even the OEM wheel locks were different for the new G37's and G35 sedans

 

Bump!!!!

 

what kind of wheel locks were they Tom?

 

You need to take off an OEM wheel lock and make sure the aftermarket are around the same size.

Aftermarket wheels are made to take aftermarket lugs, you should have no problem.

Mabe they are larger than the lugs I used, still be careful!

I had project Kic's R40 neo-chrome, they are almost the same size/shape as the Volks.

I will post sime pics of the OEM VS. aftermarket to show people what the problem is.