Totally needless potential hassle, imho. But, to each his/her own.
Open Lug Nuts
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Nothing wrong with them, per se. I want Ti lugs for weight savings (the difference may seem marginal, but unsprung weight is unsprung weight) and I want them to be black because my wheels are gunmetal. I have no other chrome on the car, so chrome lug nuts just wouldn't look right IMO.
Those are nice looking. Will consider, thanks for the link!
Those are nice looking. Will consider, thanks for the link!
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never had an issue with rust using open lug nuts. Which I have used constantly for 20 years on all my race and track cars. In fact I wouldn't think you could pass tech with a closed lug nut.
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100 ft lb according to the owners manual. As an off topic aside R&T had the torque specs on the Huracan listed at 440 ft lbs in this months issue. How would you like to have to change a wheel on that car on the side of the freeway at midnight in a rain shower??
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Why? I always thought the open ended nuts where just so you could use longer studs and not worry about bottoming out the nuts before they were seated property on the wheels. The only thing I've heard of falling tech is center caps since they often don't stay put on track (like due to heating up the hubs or other stress forces).
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If you are looking for open ended titanium lug nuts look into Ozmo engineering - $150 for a set of true titanium lug nuts, unfortunately they seem to be out of stock at the moment.