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Old Nov 3, 2012 | 06:57 AM
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I ordered new Forgestars from AM but they were out of stock on the black 6 spline lug nuts. What size lug nuts do I need to look for? Are they Tuner 60° lug seating? Width? Height? Thread? I'd prefer to get gunmetal to closely match the wheels but my second choice would be black. Any brands better than others?
Old Nov 3, 2012 | 08:18 AM
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The AM 3/4" lugnuts work fine you don't need spline (except for maybe 1 per wheel as a lock, or use these others)

http://www.americanmuscle.com/black-...-lug-nuts.html

http://www.americanmuscle.com/black-...-lug-nuts.html

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Old Nov 3, 2012 | 10:17 AM
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What are "log" nuts btw?

lols!
Old Nov 3, 2012 | 10:28 AM
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The nuts at the end of your 'log' of course...
Old Nov 3, 2012 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Blacksmoke
What are "log" nuts btw?

lols!
Oh jesus and I hate it when people do that
Old Nov 4, 2012 | 11:15 AM
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How are those forgestars treating you otherwise? I am thinking of a 19" F14 staggered set for myself down the road. The AM China AMR knock offs get knocked by a lot of people due to finishing errors.
Old Nov 4, 2012 | 11:52 AM
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I used these on mine, along with some lugnuts i got free with my order. Very happy with the mcgard locks quality.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/McGard-Wheel...item1c290335c3
Old Nov 7, 2012 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Andy13186
I used these on mine, along with some lugnuts i got free with my order. Very happy with the mcgard locks quality.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/McGard-Wheel...item1c290335c3
Happy until you loose the 'key'...

Gorilla Nuts FTW...
Old Nov 7, 2012 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 157dB
Happy until you loose the 'key'...

Gorilla Nuts FTW...
useless , i had gorillas and they did rust a bit

also, if the key isnt unique, its very easy to get them off. These mcgards would be practically impossible without the unique computer generated key. You also do get a # with the key and can request a new one from mcgard if you do lose it somehow (very unlikely since you will pay attention to what you do with the key). these are the only lock nuts worth anything imo.

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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Justice
How are those forgestars treating you otherwise? I am thinking of a 19" F14 staggered set for myself down the road. The AM China AMR knock offs get knocked by a lot of people due to finishing errors.
The forgestars are great, the gunmetal powdercoat is flawless and the rims are really light. I have 18x9 & 18x10. I could instantly tell the difference when switching from OEM GT500 wheels.



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