Mag Wheel Nuts and Lug Nuts

Mag Wheel Nuts and Lug Nuts are fancy accessories I do not need. Well, the word RUST may change your mind.

Your nuts will lock onto your stud when your studs become rusty. So your rust wheel studs are the culprit.

A standard wheel brace cannot remove wheel nuts if your stud threads have rusted. Consequently, you will need a strong rattle impact rattle gun to remove those wheel nuts.

Wheel studs are made from high-tensile steel and are, therefore, susceptible to rust.

Short lug nuts or mag wheel nuts are the most popular.

Lug nuts protect your thread from rust, allowing you to quickly remove wheel nuts.

Sure, these lug nuts will rust in time and look quite unsightly; however, you can still remove them with your standard jacking equipment wheel brace.

The smaller nut on the left will suit a standard 41mm wheel stud. These studs are used on all standard rim 1/2″ and 7/16″ UNF Ford, Holden and Landcruiser trailer and caravan hub/drum assemblies.

So now you see the logic in lug nuts. The wheel above is on my boat trailer. As a result of rust, the ends of the studs were so rusty I had to resort to an impact battery drill to remove them.

Half were corroded or rusted when I replaced these standard wheel nuts with Lugnuts. (image above)

Replacement Galvanised Disc Rotor

• 10-inch Ford Galvanised Disc Rotor
• 10-inch HT Galvanised Disc Rotor

Finally, I found the longer lug nuts made it easier for the hex socket to engage the nut for removal and replacement.

Here is an article explaining mag wheel nuts a little more.