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The other problem with these capped or sleeved OEM lug nuts is the cover can easily deform when using a short socket. My truck has only been serviced at dealers and my OEM nuts won't easily take a deep socket anymore. I suspect its from those special torque limited socket bars (torque sticks) all the shops use. A torque wrench takes too much time so you can use these on a rattle gun and get the wheels back on quick. I personally hate them but we even used them at the small independent shop I worked at for all the OEM nuts. Most of these are not a deep socket design which would be a better IMO at least for Raptor lug nuts.

They look like this: https://www.tooloutfitters.com/4pc-torque-stick-set/

There are extension bars that do the same thing but it seems like they are less popular beacuse now you have two tools to keep track of (ext. bar + socket) and after repeated hard use all the detents and square drives get wore out and sloppy so the socket falls/comes off easily which is a pain when you're on the clock.