Aluminum lug nuts

I use aluminum lug nut on Tom Celica with 275 Hoosiers. Four lugs. If that doesn't kill them, you're going to be fine.

Oh, I torque them to 70 ft. lbs. My son, who didn't quite get how a torque wrench worked, did strip one once when he got a little heavy. Other than that I've never had an issue.

DWNSHFT wrote: I'm pretty confidant that Porsche used magnesium lugs, not aluminum. I had great experience with my magnesium lugs, including road racing. A friend used aluminum lugs on his Spec Miata and they were a real pain. Lots of aluminum came off on the stud threads and boogered them up. I don't remember if he was using anti-seize. They were all hand-started then torqued properly; not impact gun. David

Confident or not, you're incorrect. Aluminum lugs for 911's.

The one part on a Triumph Stag that has withstood the barrage of abuse thrown at the misunderstood marque is the aluminum lugs.

I run 949 aluminum lugs on my Miata track rat. No issues so far. I use an impact to take them off and put them on [with the proper torque stick and hand torqued afterwards, of course]. It has taken the finish off them, but they're fine, otherwise.

I have lots of friends who do the same. I've never seen any issues.

robert

one thing to keep in mine ... is the difference in expansion due to heat ... steel lugs/aluminum lug nuts .. good idea to re-torque after each run

Regardless you should be checking the lugs after session. Thought that was common knowledge?

wbjones wrote: one thing to keep in mine ... is the difference in expansion due to heat ... steel lugs/aluminum lug nuts .. good idea to re-torque after each run

Do it right before the next run. Don't go tightening everything when it is scalding hot.

mazdeuce wrote: Sounds like GPS has done all of the testing required and approves. Good enough for me.

Wait, what?

You need to go back and read the hornet's nest thread before trusting his judgment.

tpwalsh wrote: You shouldn't die.. at least not much.

And here I thought Dying was a Yes or No thing...

I do agree that Aluminum lug nuts should not kill you.. unless you forget to torque them down

z31maniac wrote: Regardless you should be checking the lugs after session. Thought that was common knowledge?

I wasn't referring to after session .... that's a given ... I was meaning after each a-x run

mad_machine wrote:

tpwalsh wrote: You shouldn't die.. at least not much.

And here I thought Dying was a Yes or No thing... I do agree that Aluminum lug nuts should not kill you.. unless you forget to torque them down

Haven't you been paying attention to the Zombie warnings?

New tag line: "Don't be a Zombie. Always torque your lugs"