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i bought mine thru a specialty store.
he had them next day for me.
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Originally posted by ElKy:
they look kinda like mine, but mine are Gorrilla Nuts.
and cost about $22 for a set.
They're fifty cents apiece at Discount Tire, and the guy threw the tool in for eight bucks. I run them on both cars, but open ones on the roadster.
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i always heard gorilla r the better lugnuts so i went with them every lug is a locking one. mcgard to me was the cheapo pepboys brand. is there anything that mcgard does to make them better lug nuts?
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I think you got it backwards. McGard keys are all different. Each one is computerized keyed differently and is serialized. Make it more secure where as Gorillas are all universal with any key you get from the store. That is my understanding.
I have yet see Splinegard lugs at a Pep boys.
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true true,
but gorrilla nuts also have a special keyed version too.
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Originally posted by ElKy:
true true,
but gorrilla nuts also have a special keyed version too.
yea and they break with an impact gun! 
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Locking lug nuts are the devil
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shouldnt be using an impact wrench, haroon. use should know better. the gorilla sets each have a special key thats different from the next set. i lose my key, i cant borrow one from another gorilla set.
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Originally posted by todras:
Nut is a freakin Nut. Thanks for the heads up but I think if I was in the market I'd be asking Elky where he got his.
You know 'em better than anyone else here man.....
I'm with Todd on this one.
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$50 for nuts? Damn those bust my nuts  AutoZone sells a similar nut for like $30. (For a pack of 5x4 with the key)
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