tires and wheels Tuner Wheel Nuts

[vinntagejoe]

Do any of you guys use tuner locks on your wheel set? I tried one and i like the look but wonder if the beveled / acorn end needs to be as wide as an original wheel nut. If your using tuner locks, what brand do you have and what is the height of the tuner lock?

[lilmo]

What's a tuner lock?

[Johnson]

I have the spline drive variant on mine.  They were free, and I needed a narrow nut to fit down in the Konigs on the rear.  They work fine on those, and I have yet to see any ill effects on the stock steelies on the front.  With any kind of alloys though I would be cautious.  

[TobyB]

I stay away from anything with 'tuner' or 'drift' on it.

 

I used locking nuts once, which was a mistake.

 

Small- shank (17mm) nuts are lighter, but finding the right flare isn't trivial- Bimmerworld has them, I seem to remember.

 

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[Johnson]

I only used mine because I know they are the correct angle on the base for the rice-burner wheels have, and they actually fit in the holes.  The spline drives have better engagement with the key as well, so I don`t worry about breaking/stripping them.  Otherwise I would say no to the locking nuts.  Many people come in to work(auto zone), trying to find the key that they have broken or are missing.  Fifty percent of the time they go home empty handed.  

 

Unless you absolutely need them, I agree with Toby.