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Old Aug 28, 2022 | 04:19 PM
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Heyyy, I have a set of Cray Spiders here I bought second hand, the last owner said he thought they used the OEM lugs but I wanted to confirm before installing them. For example my last car I had to change out the lugs because the seat in the holes on the aftermarket wheels were different. I just hate to jack everything up and find out they won't work.
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They will work fine.I used them when I had Crays on my C5 and C6.
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Old Aug 28, 2022 | 04:35 PM
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They will work fine.I used them when I had Crays on my C5 and C6.
thanks!! I wish they had the specs on the website lol. Would have saved me a post.

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Old Aug 28, 2022 | 09:43 PM
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I have cray spiders and they use a different sleeve angle than OEM. Not saying you cant crank down OEM lugs but they wont seat perfectly.... at least in my case.
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Originally Posted by Maxpowers
I have cray spiders and they use a different sleeve angle than OEM. Not saying you cant crank down OEM lugs but they wont seat perfectly.... at least in my case.
what lug nuts are you using for yours? I couldn’t seem to find anything recommended on nearly any vendor page I looked aside from what was just included with a wheel tire package, they weren’t descriptive of the lug type at all.
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Old Aug 29, 2022 | 01:55 PM
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Its been 5 years since I bought them and dont have the receipt anymore. I would call Cray directly. They were a great help when I confirmed that the wheel shop ordered the correct offsets.
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Originally Posted by Maxpowers
Its been 5 years since I bought them and dont have the receipt anymore. I would call Cray directly. They were a great help when I confirmed that the wheel shop ordered the correct offsets.
Will do thank you!!
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Franco you got me thinking so I took a pic of both lugs side by side (black for Crays and chrome OEM). The sleave angle looks the same but the overall length / width is different Hope this helps.


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Those look like tuner nuts, the lip on the OEM ones prevent them from pulling through the OEM wheels I believe. Interesting, I reached out to them to confirm, just waiting to hear back. Thank you!!
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Come to think of it....I believe the shop referred to them as tuner nuts.
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Originally Posted by Maxpowers
Come to think of it....I believe the shop referred to them as tuner nuts.
Oh sweet, I have a full set of good ones left over from my car I just sold, I'll have to check the seat style and thread pitch, maybe I can save 100 bucks and reuse them lol.
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OP:

I have Cray Spiders, I bought new black lug nuts and lock kit.

90-19 Black Acorn lug nuts- 12X1.5/acorn 16-nuts.

West Coast Corvette
1748 West Business Center Drive
Orange, CA 92867
1-888-737-8388

Notes: Crays are made in the People's Republic of China!
(OE center caps will transfer).


Many thanks,

Ray
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Originally Posted by Rayland
OP:

I have Cray Spiders, I bought new black lug nuts and lock kit.

90-19 Black Acorn lug nuts- 12X1.5/acorn 16-nuts.

West Coast Corvette
1748 West Business Center Drive
Orange, CA 92867
1-888-737-8388

Notes: Crays are made in the People's Republic of China!
(OE center caps will transfer).


Many thanks,

Ray
thank you! I reached out to Cray and they gave me a chart of lug nut sizes and told me to figure it out myself lol. This is a huge help!

most wheels are made in China at this point TBH.
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Yes, exactly what I was going to suggest... to many with similar kinds of questions here... try the manufacturer/supplier first. Often nothing more is needed. All the best!
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Originally Posted by Avanti
Yes, exactly what I was going to suggest... to many with similar kinds of questions here... try the manufacturer/supplier first. Often nothing more is needed. All the best!
supplier gave me a chart of lug nuts and told me to figure it out myself basically.
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Originally Posted by Franco Jennings
Will do thank you!!
americas tires put in new lugs for me for free


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Originally Posted by Juju2002
americas tires put in new lugs for me for free
i bought the gorilla tuner lugs but when changing them over I test fit the OEM ones and they were fine so I just sent the gorilla ones back. I just needed a thin wall impact socket since the lug holes were slightly more narrow than stock. Sharp looking wheels im very happy with them

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