SWAMPHUNTER45
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We run a Toyota Tundra with the factory aluminum rims.
Had a flat recently and the factory supplied wrench was to tight. Obtained a 4 way and the lugs did not properly fit any of the socket heads.
Got with a buddy who is a tech at Toyota and he said that the lug nuts are known to swell and that the proper socket size is a 22mm when they are new. He says after 2-3 years and impact use they will no longer accept a 22mm and require a special socket a 22.5 mm to properly fit the nut. A 23mm will work but it has a little slop.
https://www.matcotools.com/catalog/product/LT1260/22-22-5MM-LUGNUT-REMOVER/
This cost me 1/2 a day and a long walk so just sharing as it may effect other vehicles beyond just Toyota such as Dodge RAM.
Had a flat recently and the factory supplied wrench was to tight. Obtained a 4 way and the lugs did not properly fit any of the socket heads.
Got with a buddy who is a tech at Toyota and he said that the lug nuts are known to swell and that the proper socket size is a 22mm when they are new. He says after 2-3 years and impact use they will no longer accept a 22mm and require a special socket a 22.5 mm to properly fit the nut. A 23mm will work but it has a little slop.
https://www.matcotools.com/catalog/product/LT1260/22-22-5MM-LUGNUT-REMOVER/
This cost me 1/2 a day and a long walk so just sharing as it may effect other vehicles beyond just Toyota such as Dodge RAM.
