Warning! NRG lug nuts!
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Melting Slicks
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Warning! NRG lug nuts!
So I posted another thread about the ARP 2.5" studs and NRG lug nuts I ordered. I was pretty excited about having a nice looking setup that was supposedly bullet proof. Able to stand up to instillation and removal time and time again was the claim. But this thread is a warning.
Ill keep this short. The NRG lug studs are a complete scam. They could not even hold up to one pass at 100ft lbs. I did not use power tools, and know what I'm doing with lug nuts. I spun them on by hand, gave a little tighten in a star pattern, and went to torque. They immediately stripped the threads right out! Im so pissed. Complete waste of my time.
Im going to go through the fight for a refund tomorrow. The ARP's are fine as you would expect. But for a company with as good a name as NRG... this is very surprising. $130.00 lug nuts.. wow.
Ill keep this short. The NRG lug studs are a complete scam. They could not even hold up to one pass at 100ft lbs. I did not use power tools, and know what I'm doing with lug nuts. I spun them on by hand, gave a little tighten in a star pattern, and went to torque. They immediately stripped the threads right out! Im so pissed. Complete waste of my time.
Im going to go through the fight for a refund tomorrow. The ARP's are fine as you would expect. But for a company with as good a name as NRG... this is very surprising. $130.00 lug nuts.. wow.
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When I was in the import scene, this company was all the rage. All over magazines etc. They make some of the most beautiful parts you could imagine. Look them up if you feel like it. "NRG innovations". I researched and contemplated so long on the setup I want. I literally am in shock.
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I use these black ones with my black wheels. They got chrome too. At the actual store they usually have the pack of 20 nuts for around $30-35. Check them out. Take the money you save and buy a few 12pks of your favorite beer.
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par..._376983_12429_
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par..._376983_12429_
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It sounds to me like you received the ALUMINUM series. Maybe the 7075s. Which are not going to take that much torque at install nor would *I* ever trust an aluminum lug nut on anything bigger than an RC vehicle.
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So I posted another thread about the ARP 2.5" studs and NRG lug nuts I ordered. I was pretty excited about having a nice looking setup that was supposedly bullet proof. Able to stand up to instillation and removal time and time again was the claim. But this thread is a warning.
Ill keep this short. The NRG lug studs are a complete scam. They could not even hold up to one pass at 100ft lbs. I did not use power tools, and know what I'm doing with lug nuts. I spun them on by hand, gave a little tighten in a star pattern, and went to torque. They immediately stripped the threads right out! Im so pissed. Complete waste of my time.
Im going to go through the fight for a refund tomorrow. The ARP's are fine as you would expect. But for a company with as good a name as NRG... this is very surprising. $130.00 lug nuts.. wow.
Ill keep this short. The NRG lug studs are a complete scam. They could not even hold up to one pass at 100ft lbs. I did not use power tools, and know what I'm doing with lug nuts. I spun them on by hand, gave a little tighten in a star pattern, and went to torque. They immediately stripped the threads right out! Im so pissed. Complete waste of my time.
Im going to go through the fight for a refund tomorrow. The ARP's are fine as you would expect. But for a company with as good a name as NRG... this is very surprising. $130.00 lug nuts.. wow.
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So I posted another thread about the ARP 2.5" studs and NRG lug nuts I ordered. I was pretty excited about having a nice looking setup that was supposedly bullet proof. Able to stand up to instillation and removal time and time again was the claim. But this thread is a warning.
Ill keep this short. The NRG lug studs are a complete scam. They could not even hold up to one pass at 100ft lbs. I did not use power tools, and know what I'm doing with lug nuts. I spun them on by hand, gave a little tighten in a star pattern, and went to torque. They immediately stripped the threads right out! Im so pissed. Complete waste of my time.
Im going to go through the fight for a refund tomorrow. The ARP's are fine as you would expect. But for a company with as good a name as NRG... this is very surprising. $130.00 lug nuts.. wow.
Ill keep this short. The NRG lug studs are a complete scam. They could not even hold up to one pass at 100ft lbs. I did not use power tools, and know what I'm doing with lug nuts. I spun them on by hand, gave a little tighten in a star pattern, and went to torque. They immediately stripped the threads right out! Im so pissed. Complete waste of my time.
Im going to go through the fight for a refund tomorrow. The ARP's are fine as you would expect. But for a company with as good a name as NRG... this is very surprising. $130.00 lug nuts.. wow.
Are the LUG NUTS the part that stripped or the wheel studs that stripped?
Test the stripped parts with a MAGNET. If they are steel, they will be magnetic. If they are non ferous, they will NOT stick to the magnetic.
Bill
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It was the nuts that stripped. And yes, they are aluminum.
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Aluminum lug nuts? What is the purpose there? Save weight?
Are you trying to make sure you have extended studs for drag racing? Open ended?
As was mentioned, McGuard probably has what you need.
Got a photo of the setup?
There is no way an ARP stud would strip guys.
Ron
Are you trying to make sure you have extended studs for drag racing? Open ended?
As was mentioned, McGuard probably has what you need.
Got a photo of the setup?
There is no way an ARP stud would strip guys.
Ron