Frozen Nuts....
tough to find much of anything made in usa anymore. shoot, im excited if things say made in mexico or taiwan these days.NUTS! Cold hard nuts! By the boxload! =D
After much reading on this forum and words of wisdom from the inimitable Phil, plus lots of thought from many others smarter than me, I went with Dorman.
They ain't fancy and Soupie's not a pretty princess (especially w/o @AzBugGuy with all the graphene pressure - sheesh!). =p
They seemed like a good bet for those steelies and I'll know once I compare them with the stock ones. The chatter here about nuts getting frozen on and dealers wanting to charge $$$ to fix it was all I needed to order yet something else. Plus I get to pull out the impact wrench and feel all manly (although my shoulders will cry later).
I do like that the threading seems deeper (I almost went with open lugs nuts since that's all I know, but I guess we can be a little fancy to go along with our classy front chain. =D
3 boxes of 10, so a few spare nuts ...
bah, don't like the Made in China bit but it sure seems like they pass all sorts of American testing and certification
box o' nuts
seem pretty fancy pants to me
ooh, acorn style with domed top, plenty Nancy boy for me
seems like the flange/shoulder was a plus according to some around here
looks like deeper threading than others I looked at online
I may have washed mine ?Just to be clear, I haven't washed my truck and this is coming my way, still.
The flange doesn't touch the wheel.NUTS! Cold hard nuts! By the boxload! =D
After much reading on this forum and words of wisdom from the inimitable Phil, plus lots of thought from many others smarter than me, I went with Dorman.
They ain't fancy and Soupie's not a pretty princess (especially w/o @AzBugGuy with all the graphene pressure - sheesh!). =p
They seemed like a good bet for those steelies and I'll know once I compare them with the stock ones. The chatter here about nuts getting frozen on and dealers wanting to charge $$$ to fix it was all I needed to order yet something else. Plus I get to pull out the impact wrench and feel all manly (although my shoulders will cry later).
I do like that the threading seems deeper (I almost went with open lugs nuts since that's all I know, but I guess we can be a little fancy to go along with our classy front chain. =D
3 boxes of 10, so a few spare nuts ...
bah, don't like the Made in China bit but it sure seems like they pass all sorts of American testing and certification
box o' nuts
seem pretty fancy pants to me
ooh, acorn style with domed top, plenty Nancy boy for me
seems like the flange/shoulder was a plus according to some around here
looks like deeper threading than others I looked at online
By golly, you're right! =)
Please post photos when you weigh your nuts. Are you gonna weigh them together or separately ?By golly, you're right! =)
the Persuader—road conflict mediator at work
nice fit on the new nut and the bevel looks right
Dorman on the right, I guess they do look more solid, seems like better steel anyway
Dorman has a taller but narrower cap and is solid steel as opposed to that thin cap on the OEMs
Dorman "may" have one more thread in it ... I used the official how-many-clicks-of-a-sliding-toothpick counting method - the Dorman may be a gram heavier according to a scale. I'll need to weigh out like 10 of each to get a more accurate measurement
Don't fret, for those of you that like pics of my nuts, I'm sure I'll post them in nauseating detail once I change them all out. =D
