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Aug 17, 2011 | 06:52 PM

78ihs2

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lug nuts

I just got new wheels and they need the lug nuts with the bevel on the end of them. The "acorn" style I think. But I wanted to be able to reuse the stock centercaps. Anyone know if there is a stock nut that would work that has that bevel on it? Or has anyone found online a stock style with the bevel? Or any other tricks or ways to be able to reuse them?

Thanks for the help, and its on a 2000 f250 4x4 if that makes a difference.

Aug 17, 2011 | 07:23 PM

Fulltimer50

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From: Needles CA KOA

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From what I understand of your discription you may be trying to use the wrong wheels. The correct wheels will be hubcentric (they ride on the hub not the wheel nut) and I would expect them to have the same style nuts as stock.

Aug 17, 2011 | 07:42 PM

clem1226

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X2, lugcentric wheels are a bad idea on a superduty and if you need beveled lug nuts those wheels are lugcentric.

The reason they are a bad idea is Hubcentric wheels carry the majority of the weight on the hub itself, lugcentric wheels carry all the weight on the lugs.

Probational outcomes are losing a wheel because you sheared off all the lugs and or bearing failures because all the weight is now out on the end of the lugs creating leverage on the bearings.

I hope you can return the wheels.