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kenshinS14sks · 02-22-2009, 05:37 PM

I'll do the best to describe what im looking for. . . my rims have a lugnut that is inverted and i've lost the piece to it. . . or stolen. . . or . . . *shrug*

kind of like this . . .

except that instead of going into a socket the non-hex part went into the cross wrench for the normal lugnut and into other guns and stuff =i . . . does this make sense?

i've tried sears, and kragen's and pepboys and non have this piece. do i have to special order it?

kenshinS14sks · 02-22-2009, 05:37 PM

i have the impul rs-III if that helps any

S14TEENZ · 02-22-2009, 06:18 PM

it says craftsman on the lug.........sears...

kenshinS14sks · 02-22-2009, 06:45 PM

that picture is just an example of KIND of what im looking for. the piece that i had looked like the black part of that picture on both sides so one side is a hex key and the other side goes into the t wrench

***S14DB*** · 02-22-2009, 06:48 PM

Harbor Freight

DOOK · 02-22-2009, 06:50 PM

kinda sounds like gorilla lugs tuner style...

SexPanda · 02-22-2009, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S14DB

Harbor Freight

quoted for truf.

jilo · 02-22-2009, 11:10 PM

if you have the gorilla lugs like i also think you have, a 17mm socket will take them off. pretty sure its a 17, maybe 16. 12 point only. i found out the hard way when i lost my key.

BustedS13 · 02-22-2009, 11:23 PM

i have a set of those from craftsman. they're hex sockets. i needed them to torque some bolts on my acura's ABS unit to spec.

they probably aren't going to do what you want, or be anywhere near that big.

kouness · 02-23-2009, 12:49 AM

so you are looking for a t-handle with the hex head at the end.. I work at sears and they do carry some, but i doubt it would be large enough for your lug nuts.. What size exactly are you looking for??

Pictures will help also if you can post them up here..

kenshinS14sks · 02-23-2009, 01:17 AM

i would love to post a picture but don't have any since i dont have the part and havent found them online. . . i tried a 17 mm thats used for porsches at kragen's but too big . .. and tried a 10mm and too small so im thinking . . . 12mm?

corwin · 02-23-2009, 02:35 AM

I used to have some hex key lugs. Mine used a 10mm allen IIRC.

Mangudai · 02-23-2009, 08:17 AM

What size does it fit? If its 12mm you can get a gorilla nuts key, I had to do this a few weeks ago because my original key broke.

theicecreamdan · 02-23-2009, 09:44 AM

Just use a hex socket.

***S14DB*** · 02-23-2009, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenshinS14sks

i would love to post a picture but don't have any since i dont have the part and havent found them online. . . i tried a 17 mm thats used for porsches at kragen's but too big . .. and tried a 10mm and too small so im thinking . . . 12mm?

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kenshinS14sks · 02-23-2009, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by S14DB

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these would work great except that i wouldn't be able to use it to take off my rims if i were to get stranded since they wouldn't work with my tire iron... the piece that i had was a hex on both ends: one for the inverted lug nut and the other to fit into the tire iron

kenshinS14sks · 02-23-2009, 11:59 AM

OK after much googling i found something that resembles it but still no success.

it should look something like this black metal piece

***S14DB*** · 02-23-2009, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenshinS14sks

these would work great except that i wouldn't be able to use it to take off my rims if i were to get stranded since they wouldn't work with my tire iron... the piece that i had was a hex on both ends: one for the inverted lug nut and the other to fit into the tire iron

How often does that happen?

Hell, get a extension and breaker bar at HF while you are there and throw them in the car.

ANVIL · 02-23-2009, 12:30 PM

i lost my key like that once. i used a 2" long 1/2" extention to take it off. the square part fit.

Gnnr · 02-23-2009, 02:03 PM

You will have a hard time finding what you want locally. I would order it online. You may be able to pick one up at a Wheel and Tire shop that deals with aftermarket wheels. I bought a set like the one in S14DB's pic at Autozone and use my socket wrench with it to get my lugs off. A breaker bar would work better though.

murda-c · 02-23-2009, 02:38 PM

I ended up buying an allen wrench and just sticking the end of it in a breaker bar when my lug nut tool got stripped.

then my cousin bought me project kics.

kouness · 02-23-2009, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S14DB

How often does that happen?

Hell, get a extension and breaker bar at HF while you are there and throw them in the car.

This would be the best option here.. i agree

Teknolust72 · 02-23-2009, 06:15 PM

Here you go!!!

eBay Motors: HEXAGON TUNER LUG NUT KEYS CAR 3/4" & 13/16" SOCKET 1pc (item 350169983944 end time Mar-01-09 18:30:48 PST)

As a side note, these lugnuts/keys used to be referred to as "Sparco style" lug nuts because all the old Sparco racing wheels had narrow lug nut openings and required these particular lug nuts. Nowadays, people just call them "Tuner Style -Hex Lug nuts". You should change out your lug nuts to something else if possible since these lug nuts were prone to getting stripped, and the keys are getting harder to find.

kenshinS14sks · 02-23-2009, 09:01 PM

^^^wow thanks!! exactly what i was looking for

02-22-2009, 05:37 PM	#1
kenshinS14sks Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: brea, ca Age: 44 Posts: 694 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Where to find Hex socket-like thingy? I'll do the best to describe what im looking for. . . my rims have a lugnut that is inverted and i've lost the piece to it. . . or stolen. . . or . . . shrug kind of like this . . . except that instead of going into a socket the non-hex part went into the cross wrench for the normal lugnut and into other guns and stuff =i . . . does this make sense? i've tried sears, and kragen's and pepboys and non have this piece. do i have to special order it? __________________ facebook.com/SodiumDanceCompany

02-22-2009, 05:37 PM	#2
kenshinS14sks Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: brea, ca Age: 44 Posts: 694 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i have the impul rs-III if that helps any __________________ facebook.com/SodiumDanceCompany

02-22-2009, 06:18 PM	#3
S14TEENZ Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: MD Posts: 880 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	it says craftsman on the lug.........sears... __________________

02-22-2009, 06:45 PM	#4
kenshinS14sks Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: brea, ca Age: 44 Posts: 694 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	that picture is just an example of KIND of what im looking for. the piece that i had looked like the black part of that picture on both sides so one side is a hex key and the other side goes into the t wrench __________________ facebook.com/SodiumDanceCompany

02-22-2009, 06:48 PM	#5
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Harbor Freight __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

02-22-2009, 06:50 PM	#6
DOOK Post Whore! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Land of Milk and Cookies Age: 42 Posts: 7,552 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	kinda sounds like gorilla lugs tuner style... __________________ <------ Grumpy Old Asshole MY REVIEW THREAD: Ltdnismoracer4=DOOK http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...ltdnismoracer4

02-22-2009, 11:10 PM	#8
jilo Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ct Posts: 312 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	if you have the gorilla lugs like i also think you have, a 17mm socket will take them off. pretty sure its a 17, maybe 16. 12 point only. i found out the hard way when i lost my key. __________________ "just throw in like 8 packs of BBs and do a burnout. DIY shot peen, done and done."

02-22-2009, 11:23 PM	#9
BustedS13 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Phoenix AZ Age: 40 Posts: 10,287 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have a set of those from craftsman. they're hex sockets. i needed them to torque some bolts on my acura's ABS unit to spec. they probably aren't going to do what you want, or be anywhere near that big. __________________

02-23-2009, 12:49 AM	#10
kouness Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: fresno Age: 39 Posts: 414 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	so you are looking for a t-handle with the hex head at the end.. I work at sears and they do carry some, but i doubt it would be large enough for your lug nuts.. What size exactly are you looking for?? Pictures will help also if you can post them up here.. __________________ 95 Nissan 240sx: Q45 brake upgrade, v'tund lip

02-23-2009, 01:17 AM	#11
kenshinS14sks Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: brea, ca Age: 44 Posts: 694 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i would love to post a picture but don't have any since i dont have the part and havent found them online. . . i tried a 17 mm thats used for porsches at kragen's but too big . .. and tried a 10mm and too small so im thinking . . . 12mm? __________________ facebook.com/SodiumDanceCompany

02-23-2009, 02:35 AM	#12
corwin Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA Posts: 160 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I used to have some hex key lugs. Mine used a 10mm allen IIRC.

02-23-2009, 08:17 AM	#13
Mangudai Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Posts: 656 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What size does it fit? If its 12mm you can get a gorilla nuts key, I had to do this a few weeks ago because my original key broke. __________________ Almost there.

02-23-2009, 11:59 AM	#17
kenshinS14sks Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: brea, ca Age: 44 Posts: 694 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	OK after much googling i found something that resembles it but still no success. it should look something like this black metal piece __________________ facebook.com/SodiumDanceCompany

02-23-2009, 12:30 PM	#19
ANVIL Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 1,174 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	i lost my key like that once. i used a 2" long 1/2" extention to take it off. the square part fit.

02-23-2009, 02:03 PM	#20
Gnnr Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. FL Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You will have a hard time finding what you want locally. I would order it online. You may be able to pick one up at a Wheel and Tire shop that deals with aftermarket wheels. I bought a set like the one in S14DB's pic at Autozone and use my socket wrench with it to get my lugs off. A breaker bar would work better though. __________________

02-23-2009, 02:38 PM	#21
murda-c Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montgomery County, MD Age: 36 Posts: 3,198 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I ended up buying an allen wrench and just sticking the end of it in a breaker bar when my lug nut tool got stripped. then my cousin bought me project kics. __________________

02-23-2009, 06:15 PM	#23
Teknolust72 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,748 Trader Rating: (40) Feedback Score: 40 reviews	Here you go!!! eBay Motors: HEXAGON TUNER LUG NUT KEYS CAR 3/4" & 13/16" SOCKET 1pc (item 350169983944 end time Mar-01-09 18:30:48 PST) As a side note, these lugnuts/keys used to be referred to as "Sparco style" lug nuts because all the old Sparco racing wheels had narrow lug nut openings and required these particular lug nuts. Nowadays, people just call them "Tuner Style -Hex Lug nuts". You should change out your lug nuts to something else if possible since these lug nuts were prone to getting stripped, and the keys are getting harder to find. __________________

02-23-2009, 09:01 PM	#24
kenshinS14sks Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: brea, ca Age: 44 Posts: 694 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	^^^wow thanks!! exactly what i was looking for __________________ facebook.com/SodiumDanceCompany