Lug nuts for sport wheels?

2ndChance · 05-31-2011, 10:25 PM

I'm planning to paint my Sport wheels matte black, but then realized they would look awful with the silver lug nuts..

So I'm wondering, those who have painted their stock wheels, do you leave your lug nut unpainted, or use any after market one?

nismodreamr · 06-01-2011, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by 2ndChance

I'm planning to paint my Sport wheels matte black, but then realized they would look awful with the silver lug nuts..

So I'm wondering, those who have painted their stock wheels, do you leave your lug nut unpainted, or use any after market one?

never painted wheels, but on my volk te37's I just bought a set of aftermarket lugs, that is the route I would go, pwjdm has almost any color you could want.

daisuke149 · 06-01-2011, 08:59 AM

dont know that aftermarket ones would work. but someone showed me some rubber cans you can add on top of the stock lugs. I think it was zcarman.

pty370z · 06-01-2011, 09:08 AM

Stock sport wheels are not compatible with most common aftermarket lug nuts you'd find out there.. And as far as I understand, it's not recommended to paint the lug nuts either because the paint won't hold and will scrape very easy.. I read that somewhere here on the forum..

Somebody else may chip in and provide some additional info..

m4a1mustang · 06-01-2011, 09:25 AM

There are no aftermarket lug nuts that are compatible with the stock sport wheels.

Check out ZCarMan's gallery. He has his sport rays PC'd black with the silver lugs... looks fine.

nismodreamr · 06-01-2011, 09:30 AM

sorry OP I guess I never switched lugs on my stock wheels, just on my aftermarket wheels!

daisuke149 · 06-01-2011, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

There are no aftermarket lug nuts that are compatible with the stock sport wheels.

Check out ZCarMan's gallery. He has his sport rays PC'd black with the silver lugs... looks fine.

doesnt he have those black rubber caps he purchased off a website? I thought it was Jon who showed me those at Zdayz. I cant remmeber : /

m4a1mustang · 06-01-2011, 09:34 AM

Hmm I don't remember either.

m4a1mustang · 06-01-2011, 09:53 AM

I thumbed through my ZDayZ 2011 album and yes, Jon does have the black caps on his lugnuts.

kenchan · 06-01-2011, 11:32 AM

imho unpainted center caps

pop out out of place more than the nickel plated lugs... so i would concentrate on painting the center caps black and then maybe get the black caps for the lugnuts if necessary.

blackbird · 06-02-2011, 12:49 PM

JDM has them for stock wheels and work fine for 18s or 19s (had both on car but not at same time).

ZCarMan · 06-02-2011, 04:25 PM

I have the simple plastic lug covers. They work fine as you can't get aftermarket lugs that are the washer type that will work with the stock rays. The aftermarket lugs are acorn style and they are not safe to use on the Sport Rays. The plastic caps work fine IMHO. Here is a shot after a recent trip to the Tail of the Dragon. Forgive the brake dust on the wheels but we had been having a bit of fun!

2ndChance · 06-03-2011, 12:36 AM

That's perfect.. I'm getting some caps

btw what size are them? 17, 19, 21, 23mm?

Thanks all

OMGWTFBBQ · 06-03-2011, 07:30 AM

I THINK they're 21mm?

ChrisSlicks · 06-03-2011, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by OMGWTFBBQ

I THINK they're 21mm?

Correct.

There is only 1 aftermarket lug available to my knowledge, and it is an OEM replica.

05-31-2011, 10:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
2ndChance Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Panama Posts: 240 Drives: like he stole it Rep Power: 199	Lug nuts for sport wheels? I'm planning to paint my Sport wheels matte black, but then realized they would look awful with the silver lug nuts.. So I'm wondering, those who have painted their stock wheels, do you leave your lug nut unpainted, or use any after market one?

06-01-2011, 09:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
pty370z Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Panama City, Panama Posts: 654 Drives: over the speed limit Rep Power: 17	Stock sport wheels are not compatible with most common aftermarket lug nuts you'd find out there.. And as far as I understand, it's not recommended to paint the lug nuts either because the paint won't hold and will scrape very easy.. I read that somewhere here on the forum.. Somebody else may chip in and provide some additional info.. __________________ 2010 Solid Red 370Z * *Touring-Sport-6MT Black Interior Performance:** STILLEN * BERK * UR * MISHIMOTO * K&N * Z1 * ZSPEED * UPREV * DBA Interior: GT-R Red Start/Stop Button * MSA Floor Mats * PW:JDM Exterior: INGS+1 * SEIBON * FUJIMURA * PW:JDM * UAM * KICS * VOLK

06-01-2011, 09:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	There are no aftermarket lug nuts that are compatible with the stock sport wheels. Check out ZCarMan's gallery. He has his sport rays PC'd black with the silver lugs... looks fine. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

06-01-2011, 09:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
nismodreamr Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Des Moines Posts: 367 Drives: 11 Z34 MagB 6MT Rep Power: 14	sorry OP I guess I never switched lugs on my stock wheels, just on my aftermarket wheels! __________________ 2011 370z Touring+Sport Magnetic Black 6MT Michelin - HKS - Titek - BC Racing - Volk TE-37SL - Stillen - PWJDM - Seibon

06-01-2011, 09:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Hmm I don't remember either. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

06-01-2011, 08:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
daisuke149 My *** is famous! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 4,849 Drives: 2013 Boss 302 PW Rep Power: 31	dont know that aftermarket ones would work. but someone showed me some rubber cans you can add on top of the stock lugs. I think it was zcarman.

06-01-2011, 09:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I thumbed through my ZDayZ 2011 album and yes, Jon does have the black caps on his lugnuts. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

06-01-2011, 11:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	imho unpainted center caps pop out out of place more than the nickel plated lugs... so i would concentrate on painting the center caps black and then maybe get the black caps for the lugnuts if necessary.

06-02-2011, 12:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
blackbird Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Nashua NH Posts: 178 Drives: 09 370Z BLk GTM TT Rep Power: 15	JDM has them for stock wheels and work fine for 18s or 19s (had both on car but not at same time).

06-02-2011, 04:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
ZCarMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: MD Posts: 4,488 Drives: 09 Z34, 13 F-150 Rep Power: 25	I have the simple plastic lug covers. They work fine as you can't get aftermarket lugs that are the washer type that will work with the stock rays. The aftermarket lugs are acorn style and they are not safe to use on the Sport Rays. The plastic caps work fine IMHO. Here is a shot after a recent trip to the Tail of the Dragon. Forgive the brake dust on the wheels but we had been having a bit of fun! __________________ Jon Swift \| SPC \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| AAM \| Cobb \| Hawk \| Volk Racing \| Bridgestone Green Demon Eyes Last edited by ZCarMan; 06-02-2011 at 04:30 PM.

06-03-2011, 12:36 AM	#13 (permalink)
2ndChance Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Panama Posts: 240 Drives: like he stole it Rep Power: 199	That's perfect.. I'm getting some caps btw what size are them? 17, 19, 21, 23mm? Thanks all

06-03-2011, 07:30 AM	#14 (permalink)
OMGWTFBBQ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: the OC Posts: 1,886 Drives: 08 SGM IS350 Rep Power: 4549	I THINK they're 21mm?

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