Quality lugs for aftermarket wheels ?
 

What are you guys using for aftermarket lug nuts? I wanna keep it around $150 or lower. If we use an open ended lug will the stud eventually rust? Any info is appreciated.

Kics Projects...a little pricy but good quality.

Racing Nut Composite

I have the MXP lugs. I love them. Open ended and very light weight. I don't see the studs rusting though. Also made by Mackin if you've heard of them.

www.speedelement.com - MXP Lug Nuts 12x1.25

Any use titek open lugs? I want one without the key/lock.

Do you like the long or short? The Titeks look pretty nice. The MXP's are nice looking also.

The Titeks are nice. Almost went with them also. Good price also. People seem to love them also. The longs look great, but not sure if I'd want that look. I'm also not sure of all the reasons for the long? I assume for easy on/ off without scuffing the wheels. Probably race inspired also.

As of last week some of the Titek where on back order.

I've been running TiTek Speed extendeds for over a year and a half without any issues.

I would for sure recommend them to anyone :tup:

http://www.the370z.com/members/waizz...titek-lugs.jpg

Looks good!

Thanks dude, I had the Nismo lugs at first then switched to the Volk tuners. They looked too pinkish so I've been rocking the TiTeks ever since.

One good thing about the TiTeks is that they are sold in packs of -4- so that if you mess up a few you can replace a couple without buying the whole set of 20.

im using the open ended Deevo racing lugs. a set of 20 was 79bucks from speedelement

Guys thanks for the comments on titeks. :tup:

I think im going to get the shorts in black. :)

I ran the Project Kics R40s on like 4 cars and never had an issue with them.

I also lost the key and as long as you have the lug, you can get a replacement.

Project Kics FTW.

^^i agree with the R40's...they take the impact guns like a champ..

I really like the ones I got and they are VERY light. Definitely a good option!

http://www.e92-lighting.com/images/p...%20gunmeta.jpg

Would recommend them, they take 2lbs of weight off in relation to the stock lugs.

Oh and you can support a vendor on here and get them for around $150.

On my Car:

http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/t...5475Medium.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/13z4yz9.jpg

Project Kics are the best :tup: , got these for $180 new, some websites will price match

For that price I should picked up some.

I was set on closed end lugs but after seeing some pics the open ended are looking decent.

Open is more sporty looking imo. Depending on the wheels you get open looks better.

Here are my wheels for reference - I was running just a basic chrome spline drive lug nut last year.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...d/IMG_3468.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...d/IMG_3416.jpg

Definitely looks nice.

hey guys
just want to throw in my 2 cents

we've had the project kics R26 lugs on our track EVO X,

even though they are great light lugs, if you plan on taking your wheels on and off a bunch of times, you definitely shouldnt buy these lugs

you have to be very diligent of making sure that the torque wrench is set to 85 lbs max! anything more than that and they snap right off the stud

we ended up switching to the Kics Caliber lugs...much more durable and you can torque them to 90-95lbs (this just eases our minds lol)

Yea I wondered that to also with my MXP lugs. They seem to be holding up great with the torque specs. I've removed my wheels at least 15 times in the last two weeks. I even torqued them to 95 once to see how they handled it. But I did back them off back to 85 before I took off down the road. Good thing I have some spare just in case.

So overall I feel these are great lugs.

I had R40s on my last car. They were great with the exception of a little rust coming from the stud. I have the Rays Duralumin on the Z. They have been great so far.

The tightening spec for our studs is between 80-85 ft.lbs., so why is there a need to torque beyond this range to 95 ft.lbs.?

I know this. I didnt ride around with it at 95. I was testing the strength of the lug itself for durability as to what the op was stating. And to go over some is not a big issue. Plus I do have wheel spacer so I tend to go up to 88 for a peace of mine.

because on the track you can't stop in the middle of the race to re-torque your lugs. i use 80lbs but need to retorque at least once cause the lugs settle and back out a little bit.

+ this for spirited days. Which I go to 90

Ended up buying these. Can't wait to put my wheels back on.

^^ looks good. i should have my titeks later in the week. my local shop had this other brand Blox (sp?) too but had them special order. :)

my friend dustin has the titek's on his nismo Z33:

http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...8_duJPR-XL.jpg

he likes them a lot and i plan to buy a set for my girlfriend's 350z as well soon :tup:

^^ :yum: mine are just black.... i have gunmetal wheels to go with them. :)

I really liked the Titeks but I wish they had more of a color selection.

Those are cool. They match the Brembos.

someone should do a group buy on lugs...

i need some in black or white...

they are not quite an exact match but they are really close. from a distance you can't tell, only when you are right up on the car can you see the difference

The GT-R guys have been running TiTeks thats what peaked my interest.

HKY your buddy is the first Z other than myself who I have seen running them.

yea the first place i saw them was SP Engineering marketing them on the GTR forum as "matching" brembo orange. like i said, it's not exactly a match but it's damn close

So it's good enough for goverment work then? :icon17:

correct :tup:

here's a couple more shots from a distance, bear in mind these were taken at sunset so the colors are a little off (intentionally) not to mention i like to bump the contrast in them a little so they look a little closer to brembo orange in person than seen here:

http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...4_NXfLY-XL.jpg

http://jpmcgphotography.smugmug.com/...3_LVpsV-XL.jpg