Luke, write in the part you quoted, I wrote that it was a general statement. But...
Luke, right in the part you quoted, I wrote that it was a general statement. But...
Then how come the ones you send me always break? It doesn't matter whether I buy OZ wheels, or SSR wheels, or Mille Miglia wheels... I get the same lugs (of differing lengths). This is CONE SEAT lugs, remember.
I've had a set of wheels on my C43 for about ... oh, 12-14 months now. I have broken about 15 lugs so far on these wheels, and if I happen to be calling Luke for some tires or parts, I buy a few more lugs to stock for next time they break. I had this problem with my SL before too. I don't have this problem with Carlsson wheels that ship with ball seat lugs, because those ARE the higher quality lugs that you mention.
Do you single me out to get the defective ones? [

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On my ML, for my Tirerack-purchased wheels, I went to Discount Tire and bought some Gorilla lugs, which replaced those lugs and they have been perfect. I finally got wise and just ordered similar Gorilla lugs for my other cars with lug breakage problems. I suspect the problem will go away.
Yes, I torque my lugs with a torque wrench. Impact wrenches NEVER touch the lugs of my cars.
I think it would be really cool if Tirerack carried Gorilla brand lugs. I know this is a long shot, but it really is a high quality lug.
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