4Runner Wheel Locks Q
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4Runner Wheel Locks Q
I'm looking for wheel locks for the OEM 16" alloys -1998. Anyone have any recommendations? How do I know which ones are the correct size/threading.?
Was just looking at these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...D7AJSRN69YVEKD
Thanks for any info/help.
Was just looking at these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...D7AJSRN69YVEKD
Thanks for any info/help.
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Agreed and it's a PITA for your mechanic to keep up with the "key" during services. They are useless as locking gas caps when someone can simply cut the filler hose or bore a hole into the tank itself.
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X3! They are a PITA and way more trouble than they are worth IMO.
I had some on my truck and just ran into a problem with them this past weekend. I was swaping out my rear differential and one of the first steps is to remove the tires. Simple enough, right? Wrong! I tried for over an hour to get the damn wheel locks off but they wouldn't budge and I even ended up stripping one of them. I ended up just giving up and I took my truck to Discount Tire and had them remove the locking lugnuts and replace them with regular ones.
After I had them removed I though about what I would do if that happend while I was on the trails...I have a hi-lift and a full-sized spare tire but they wouldn't have done me much good if I couldn't get the lugnuts off...Just food for thought...
I had some on my truck and just ran into a problem with them this past weekend. I was swaping out my rear differential and one of the first steps is to remove the tires. Simple enough, right? Wrong! I tried for over an hour to get the damn wheel locks off but they wouldn't budge and I even ended up stripping one of them. I ended up just giving up and I took my truck to Discount Tire and had them remove the locking lugnuts and replace them with regular ones.
After I had them removed I though about what I would do if that happend while I was on the trails...I have a hi-lift and a full-sized spare tire but they wouldn't have done me much good if I couldn't get the lugnuts off...Just food for thought...
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