How to reduce messing up lug bolts

[20ducks]

As some ofo you may know, I recently purchased a set of chromed lug bolts from LeatherZ. Quality product btw. Looking at my black OEM bolts I noticed how beat up they are and was curious on how to eliminate messing up the new ones. In the past I used my compressor and and impact wrench to remove the bolts. I will continue to do so with my old ones but not these chromed bolts. I will use muscles and a 6 point Snap-On socket with a breaker bar. The six point sockets hold tighter than 12 points and with the Snap-On socket they use more of the flated area for loosening/tightening torque rather than the points lke many other sockets. Once tightened I will use the same socket with a torque wrench to tighten down. This should dramatically reduce wear and keep these little guys looking new!

Cheers,
Greg

 

[2 Zero]

Hey Ducks, 999 Posts!! Cool! Make it 1000.

 

[GP20]

My friend has a socket that has a rubber material coating to prevent scratching/chipping the rims and I guess for the lug nuts also. He got it as a gift, so we have no idea where to buy it. Maybe try googling.

 

[20ducks]

My friend has a socket that has a rubber material coating to prevent scratching/chipping the rims and I guess for the lug nuts also. He got it as a gift, so we have no idea where to buy it. Maybe try googling.

I've got a set that has the plastic on the outside of the sockets if that is what you mean. They protect the rims but do nothing for the bolt heads.

 

[inTgr8r]

Lined sockets FTW

 

[20ducks]

inTgr8r, Are they available in metric? Who sells these?

Great find btw, thanks.

 

[ovrkll]

Looks like a set from Snap-On

 

[inTgr8r]

inTgr8r, Are they available in metric? Who sells these?

Great find btw, thanks.

I had these on my to do list a while ago;
I just checked ....seems my link has gone out of business. :x (procrastination sucks)

I'll check around & let you know.

 

[20ducks]

Graci

 

[inTgr8r]

Not exactly what I was looking for...
These sockets from Griot's have an outer protection for the wheel & an inner cap to help protect the nut/bolt.
The 6 pt socket facets are still bare though.