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Old 06-01-2010, 10:45 AM
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Ebay lug nuts?

I don't know if i should trust this, but i found forged aluminium lug nuts on ebay for less than 30$ for a set, i want to avoid the vision motorsports cause i've heard a lot of bad things about them, and most of there sellers are banned on forums unless someone can vouch for them...
The point is i don't want crap but i also can't afford high end like Kics otherwise i would have bought them immediatly... and the cheaper nuts look just like Blox but without the brand...
please if any of you guys used similar nuts i would like if you could share

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Old 06-01-2010, 10:57 AM
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Don't do it. Cheap ebay lugs are cheap. I've seen them get stripped out being threaded on the very first time. All it takes is a minor over torquing and the threads are gone. Just imagine a hard corner putting pressure on them...
 
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Old 06-01-2010, 11:20 AM
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lol... that's what i tought... but at the same time they looked pretty legit... just not overpriced XD
 
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Old 06-01-2010, 03:39 PM
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anybody else as some input on these?
 
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Old 06-01-2010, 03:44 PM
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dont do it. Spend a little more. you get what you pay for.
 
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Old 06-01-2010, 04:16 PM
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$150 rays lugs are cheaper than $800 worth of suspension/body/wheel damage
 
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Old 06-01-2010, 07:11 PM
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Whats ur budget? Blox, Buddyclub, skunk2 can all be had for under $100. The ebay ones, depending on the ones your looking at, arent all bad. I actually run a set on my Beater fit. Have had them on for almost 2 years, taken off and put back on at least 7 times with no problems, and I drive that little beater HARD. I have the BLOX ones on my white fit and they also work really well, and I liked them because they were black chrome.
 
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I got a set of Muteki off ebay for ~$50.
 
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Old 06-01-2010, 07:36 PM
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Also forgot to mention 949racing has some for around $50
 
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well i do wonder how they can possibly be that bad... most of the products are getting bad reputations because of bad users... i'm not saying that 15$ lug nuts on ebay are good, all i'm saying is that sometimes there is also a problem 18 inches in front of it too... XD
the only thing i don't like with muteki is that either come with a full set of spline drive or a regular set...
 
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Old 06-02-2010, 03:58 AM
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Originally Posted by prio
Chances are the OP has aftermarket wheels, and OEM lugnuts are not reccomended with aftermarket wheels.
 
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Old 06-02-2010, 05:49 AM
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Spring a little extra for the KICS, especially if they're steel. Those will last much longer than aluminum and are more resistant to thread loosening, although a little heavier.

I have Kyo-Ei's black steel nuts and Bull-Lock wheel locks on my car now and they're way stronger than my lightweight Work RS aluminum nuts. You could round off the edges of the aluminum ones if you're not careful with your hex nut wrench - it happened to me.
 
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Old 06-02-2010, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by JDMchris.com
Chances are the OP has aftermarket wheels, and OEM lugnuts are not reccomended with aftermarket wheels.
exactly, if i would have needed OEM the decision would have been easy...

mmmh... well about the kics all i've seen so far are the ones @200$+ so maybe i still have some homeworks to do
 
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