PSA....change out your factory lug nuts before it is too late 31k miles

[FordTechOne]

I have almost 88,000 miles on my 2011 GEN1, and since I bought it I have lived in both northern Alabama and northern Nevada. I rotate my tires every 5,000 to 6,000 miles, and there are no signs of the lug nuts swelling or seizing on the lugs. So I have to ask if Ford went to cheaper lug nuts on the GEN2 models.

No; in fact the newer models are better since the lugs are solid metal instead of a cap nut.

You’ve lived in areas where there is no road salt/rust and therefore you won’t have corrosion related issues.

 

[tahoeacr]

You’ve lived in areas where there is no road salt/rust and therefore you won’t have corrosion related issues.

Not true. Northern Nevada uses road salt. I'm the guy that puts it on the roads. lol.

 

[Sunchild714]

I concur. I'm running Gorilla's

 

[Mister Pinky]

swelling lugs has nothing to do w/ road salt & the rust belt has nothing to do w/ salting the roads...lol

You’ve been smoking that good green if you don’t think those lugs swelling has to do with the de-icing agents they put on the road.

And yes, I realize the origins of the term “rust belt”, but colloquially here, it’s a term we use as a running joke.

 

[Badgertits]

You’ve been smoking that good green if you don’t think those lugs swelling has to do with the de-icing agents they put on the road.

And yes, I realize the origins of the term “rust belt”, but colloquially here, it’s a term we use as a running joke.

probably doesn’t help....but in this case I just think the lugs plain suck. Period. Mine started bulging/stripping within 10k miles lol

 

[Ruger]

Not true. Northern Nevada uses road salt. I'm the guy that puts it on the roads. lol.

Yes sir! I observe it to be a mixture of sand and salt.

Now how would @Mister Pinky, who evidently lives in Ohio, manage to convince himself that he knows anything about winter road maintenance in northern Nevada? Boggles the mind. The whole world thinks that Las Vegas is Nevada. Actually, that works for me. No one in Cowboy Country wants their hidden-in-plain-sight corner of heaven that has 12,000 foot mountains invaded by the ignorant masses who go to Vegas to stupidly donate their life savings to billionaire resort owners.

 

[Todd Turbo S]

I noticed I had one or two swollen lug nuts when i rotated my tires 7 months ago @ 27k miles. Because of a few threads on this site, i decided to buy the Gorilla Lugs from CJ Pony Parts.

I finally got around to rotating my tires again this weekend after an oil change. I had to work hard to get almost all of the lugs off. Thy had swollen up and the 21mm factory wrench, or impact drivers would no longer fit.

Ended up having to use SAE sized (forgot which one) impacts to get them off. Then had to struggle to get them to release from the impact socket.

Old lugs...center on was one that got stuck in impact socket


New look black


old look silver

Would you mind providing a link to the specific gorilla Lugnuts you purchased

 

[2019 scott]

You’ve been smoking that good green if you don’t think those lugs swelling has to do with the de-icing agents they put on the road.

And yes, I realize the origins of the term “rust belt”, but colloquially here, it’s a term we use as a running joke.

We are talking about trucks that are 3-4 years old max. Are the lug nuts really rusting and swelling up that fast? I do know that once they would get to be maybe 5-6 years old maybe they would do that and i have seen it happen but never on trucks that new. Is the real problem that people that run them on and off with impacts and it tears them up the real problem??? I have seen that happen quite often especially since the torque spec on the
lug nuts on these trucks up well over 100 ftlbs.

 

[Mister Pinky]

We are talking about trucks that are 3-4 years old max. Are the lug nuts really rusting and swelling up that fast? I do know that once they would get to be maybe 5-6 years old maybe they would do that and i have seen it happen but never on trucks that new. Is the real problem that people that run them on and off with impacts and it tears them up the real problem??? I have seen that happen quite often especially since the torque spec on the
lug nuts on these trucks up well over 100 ftlbs.

Honestly, I’ve seen it on cars and trucks that were 3-4 years old. I don’t think it has to do so much with how the fasteners are put on, but more so with the manufacture of the lug nuts combined with corrosive elements.

 

[Mister Pinky]

Yes sir! I observe it to be a mixture of sand and salt.

Now how would @Mister Pinky, who evidently lives in Ohio, manage to convince himself that he knows anything about winter road maintenance in northern Nevada? Boggles the mind. The whole world thinks that Las Vegas is Nevada. Actually, that works for me. No one in Cowboy Country wants their hidden-in-plain-sight corner of heaven that has 12,000 foot mountains invaded by the ignorant masses who go to Vegas to stupidly donate their life savings to billionaire resort owners.

Well first off smart ass, when asked, the OP mentioned he was from St. Louis and FordTechOne was referring to Nevada.

Secondly, I used to be a snow and ice contractor. I’m willing to bet I have more knowledge about the industry and best practices by state in my pinky finger (no pun intended) than you have in your entire head.