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Tamnative
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Aug 02, 2015

Question to all Vision 19.5 wheel users

I was doing my pre-camper load up tire pressure ,check lug nuts torque etc. when I came to 2 lugs that didn't seem right. I was not able to get them to spec's. As it turned out it appears that the shop that did my front end alignment over tightened the nuts to the point that they are almost 1/4" deeper than the rest and that is without getting them to torque spec's. I will be taking the truck back to the shop that did this tomorrow. These are brand spanking new wheels and tires and this is the only time that they would have been removed. I had checked the torque on them right after I got them and all was good then.I have had problems in the past with tire shops that is why I always check.
My question is what type of lug nuts did they use on your Vision wheels? Here is a link to the ones that they used on mine: http://www.visionwheel.com/accessories/
I didn't think it would be possible to bury a lug nut into a rim like this without snapping the lug.
Any other suggestions would be helpful as I we planned on leaving Thurs. of next week but it may not happen.
I forgot to mention that the part no. on the lug nut is 3809L

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  • Thanks Jim,
    No they were not overly tight almost all the lugs needed to be tightened but when I got to these 2 I new something was wrong after I tried to tighten them and the wrench never "clicked" I thought the stud was stripped so I took the nuts off and that was when I saw what was happening. It was as if the nut sank into the aluminum,I didn't think that could happen. The guy must have been on his cell phone or something. I was using a Snap-on torque wrench by the way.
  • When you loosened the nuts that were recessed were they REALLY tight?

    Was there a lot of galling of the wheel's aluminum lug mating surface?

    I have taken mine off several times for various reasons, never seen anything like what you described.

    I would call Vision and see what they say.. I would be very wary that the lugs recessed that bad.

    The only way they get recessed is by OVER torquing. The shop that did this is going to go into denial mode eh?

    My lugs are the same as yours.

    Jim