Lug Nut ????S

[wwr]

Most local tire changing places use the same wrenches air guns and whatever to take wheels off of cars and trucks. It's been my experience that unless I stand and watch they will not torque when finished and do just about anything to get the job finished. Mid America offers a "Soft" Socket thats 19mm with a 1/2 inch drive. Its a socket with a nylon insert.
Is this the size of the lug nuts on a standard '04? The thing is $30.00 bucks, I think its worth that to keep tire changers from screwing up the lug nuts on my

wwr

 

[silver98]

Yes, that's the size, but if you let them put the lug nuts on with an air wrench, you've let them go too far. Insist on a torque wrench and torque to 100#

 

[bluecoupe]

Yes, that's the size, but if you let them put the lug nuts on with an air wrench, you've let them go too far. Insist on a torque wrench and torque to 100#

Air gun is ok it they use a torque stick. The real damage comes when they don't use a star patten when tightening the lug nuts and warp your rotors.