Warped LUG NUT!!! Riding on 4 lugs! Safe?

[KingOfDelco]

So I was doing a little undercarriage maintainence, trying to establish whether something is negatively affecting my handling, or if i'm just losing my marbles.....

pulled off Front D/S wheel and realized one of the lugs was completely warped, would not thread back on. most likely due to a shop using power tools and overtorquing... :mad:

Anyway, I pulled a lug off the rear wheel, so now I have 5 ea. on the front wheels, but only 4 on the D/S rear. they are all snug as should be.

This should be safe to drive on for a day or two right? I'll obviously routinely check for any loosening. But i figure since its the rear wheel, it shouldn't experience as much stress as a front, and should be okay on 4 lugs to get to work and back, right? Please tell me yes!! haha.

btw, they are Gorilla tuner splined nuts, (i'll look up the spec) so if anyone has a spare or two, I'd gladly take them.

thanks in advance.

[sherwood]

as safe as spying on ur naked neighbor.

[SpEcRv9]

So I was doing a little undercarriage maintainence, trying to establish whether something is negatively affecting my handling, or if i'm just losing my marbles......



well theres your problem, tc's arent made to handle.

[Evo8kid]

if they are all torqued, you are fine. that doesnt mean you shouldnt get it replaced asap

[KingOfDelco]

thanks for the 1 helpful post evo kid. I ZOMGROFLLAWLZLMAO'd at the other ones. good stuff guys. very original. thanks.

[EvlEgl]

You would be good on 3 lugs actually...I wouldnt recommend driving it far like that but you could drive it...Your fine on 4 but as stated...get it fixed asap

[DPancoast]

yep you're fine with 4/5 lugs. just fix it

[i like rice]

just avoid placing heavy loads on it (heavy braking, hard turns, etc).

[CleanNeon98]

Must be all that torque. In reality, on a 5 lug car, as few as 3 lugs are fine, but like everyone else said, the sooner you get it fixed the better.

remember if ever have only 3 lugs on one wheel for example, borrow from another one, I saw that **** on survivor or something lol

[russiankid]

You should be fine. I drove on two lug nuts before when two of them were cross threaded and broke off. I wouldn't recommend driving hard.

Also, any autoparts store carries lug nuts, just go get one for the time being. For future reference, don't let anyone use impact wrenches on your wheels unless its a trusted shop.

[P_856]

you should be fine its its a few days i kno a guy that drives around with only 3 lugs cuz the 4th one broke off hes been doing that for a while too and his wheel didnt fall off yet knock on wood

[KingOfDelco]

cool, thats kinda what i figured but wanted some backup. thanks guys. well, i'm headed to work, if you hear about a scion losing its wheel and causing a wreck on the PA turnpike.... that was me.


I just keep replaying the vid of that FD rx7 losing all its wheels at the start of an auto-x comp!! :D

[SovXietday]

This thread reminded me of the day I helped a family change a flat at a local tire station. They had just gotten off the interstate, and I noticed they had a flat so I went over to help. Kid had 2 lugs per wheel on all 4 wheels on his Civic, mismatch, crossthreaded, you name it. I tightened everything up for them after changing the tire to make sure it was "safe" and told the kid who owned the car to get 4 lugs on all the tires ASAP.

I hope they made it home. :/

[Eclipse GSX 61]

as safe as spying on ur naked neighbor.

:rotfl:

[KingOfDelco]

1 down, 1 to go. i made it TO work, lol.... i'm sure it will be fine until i get a new lug, though i'll probably have to buy a whole new set...

[timp]

Autozone or whatever auto parts shop you can find should sell lug nuts, just make sure to get the right thread or you'll end up cross-threading ALL of the studs (i should know, I've done it before).

Also, if those studs HAVE been cross threaded, you may need to get a tap&die kit and re-thread them, which isn't very difficult, just time consuming when you have to do it 16-20 times.

[TurboTagTeam]

I'v driven 10 miles with ONE lug nut on my left rear tire. When I bought my car...the idiot forgot to tighten up the lugs after changing the brakes. 3 of them got so loose that they broke the studs off. Somehow one held on. I though I had a flat tire....the ****ing wheel was wobling around :eek: Had to replace the entire knuckle because of that idiot.

Now I have a 5 lug conversion. I think 2 could cut it now :mrgreen:

[ThatTealHatch]

i drive on 4 allllll the time ;)

[russiankid]

Autozone or whatever auto parts shop you can find should sell lug nuts, just make sure to get the right thread or you'll end up cross-threading ALL of the studs (i should know, I've done it before).

Also, if those studs HAVE been cross threaded, you may need to get a tap&die kit and re-thread them, which isn't very difficult, just time consuming when you have to do it 16-20 times.

If he has wheel studs than its easier to get a new stud and replace it rather than chasing it.