Socket for lugs?
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: St. Louis, MO
St. Jude Donor '08
Yea but if you use an impact a bunch of times on those stock lugs, they won't last long even with the fancy sockets....mine are all trashed. But I understand GM's basis for using them, those plastic beauty covers they used on C5's were expensive when you figured out how many they needed to buy!
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Makena, Maui & NM
protected socket trashed my oem lugs on the first try. I returned it
and now do it all manually via breaker bar, speed handle and torque
wrench. I can also confirm you can now say " I told you so" :o
Tech Contributor
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From: St. Louis, MO
St. Jude Donor '08
I would never do that. But next time I post this information perhaps you'll chime in to "second that motion". 
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Miami FL
2020 C6 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16,'17,'18-'19-'20-'21-'22
OEM lug nuts? No way - get a set of GOOD lug nuts, or a set of 20 matching locks.
I use a pneumatic impact wrench all the time, with my 20 Gorilla locks, but I use it with a 95 lb.-ft torque stick, followed by a torque wrench set to 100 lb.-ft for the final. The torque stick does leave them about 1/16 of a turn loose for the final torque wrench snug-up.
To prove a point for a lawsuit, I once torqued the lug nuts on one rear wheel of my diesel pickup truck to just 40 lb.-ft, marked the orientation for frequent checking, then drove it for 4000 miles with nary a RCH (or is that an RCH) of movement. Factor of safety
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I use a pneumatic impact wrench all the time, with my 20 Gorilla locks, but I use it with a 95 lb.-ft torque stick, followed by a torque wrench set to 100 lb.-ft for the final. The torque stick does leave them about 1/16 of a turn loose for the final torque wrench snug-up.
To prove a point for a lawsuit, I once torqued the lug nuts on one rear wheel of my diesel pickup truck to just 40 lb.-ft, marked the orientation for frequent checking, then drove it for 4000 miles with nary a RCH (or is that an RCH) of movement. Factor of safety
.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Chesapeake Va
NAPA has a set of inserts.
Item#: SPC35611
Price: $7.29
tax and shipping not included
Attributes:
Product Features:Protects Plated
Painted
or Capped Lug Nuts From Damage. Socket Inserts Fit Most Standard Lug Wrenches and Impact Sockets. Socket Inserts Require a 1/16" Hex Size Larger Socket Than The Lug Nut's H
Lug Sizes:7/8"
11/16"
3/4"
13/16"
Material:Plastic
Additional Contents:4 Socket Inserts
Item#: SPC35611
Price: $7.29
tax and shipping not included
Attributes:
Product Features:Protects Plated
Painted
or Capped Lug Nuts From Damage. Socket Inserts Fit Most Standard Lug Wrenches and Impact Sockets. Socket Inserts Require a 1/16" Hex Size Larger Socket Than The Lug Nut's H
Lug Sizes:7/8"
11/16"
3/4"
13/16"
Material:Plastic
Additional Contents:4 Socket Inserts
