The lug nuts are hardware used to keep your wheels attached to your vehicle. Getting the correct wheel nuts installed ensures that your wheel is safely and securely fastened. Since aftermarket wheels may come with different seat types or others, you would need another set of lug nuts to fit. Commonly, there are three types of wheel nuts: conical wheel nuts, ball wheel nuts, and flat wheel nuts. The conical lug nuts will fit wheels with conical lug seats, the ball ones will match ball lug seat wheels, and the flat ones to flat lug seats.
It’s crucial that the lug nut seat type and the wheel lug hole match. If they don’t, it’s impossible for the wheel nuts to safely secure your wheel and tires to your vehicle. Aftermarket lug nuts may be small components, but they offer a really big advantage. If you plan to enhance the style and performance of your vehicle, there’s nothing better than a new set of aftermarket wheels. If you would like to further improve aesthetics and safety, there’s nothing better than a new set of aftermarket lug nuts.
Are Aftermarket Lug Nuts Safe?
With the development of modern production technology, reputable companies make quality aftermarket lug nuts. These lug nuts not only look really nice but also improve safety. To properly secure the wheels and tires, BONOSS provides ISO grade 12 high-strength 50BV30 steel lug nuts. An ISO grade 12 marking means the proof load of this wheel nut has reached metric grade 12 standards – proof load ≥ 105,700 N. When properly torqued, the clamping force will lock the wheels safely and firmly. Most stock wheel nuts are ISO grade 8. Changing to higher-grade lug nuts is a way to improve safety.
BONOSS also provides forged Titanium lug nuts for your performance upgrade project. Titanium lug nuts are much lighter than other wheel nuts. For example, each BONOSS Titanium lug nut weighs about 34 g, and a set of BONOSS Titanium lug nuts weigh about 680g. Besides, the proof load of BONOSS forged Titanium wheel nuts has reached 138,800 N. A thin oxide (TiO2, titania) layer spontaneously forms a cover on the surface to protect it against rust or corrosion. This gives Titanium lug nuts incredible corrosion resistance ability.
