key lugs from hell!!!

[240sxBD]

Well this weekend I put on my drift suspension which included Traction Rod Set, Tension Rod Set, Rear Camber Arm Set, and Rear Control Rod Set.
finally got it on after 2 days of messing with the wheels.
started to take of wheels and found that my lug key was missing.....guess the guy who cleaned out my car threw it out with my nissan book so I had the worst 2 days of my life.
getting started when i found out I didn't have a key found out a 17mm 1/4 socket could be beat onto the lug and get the lug off.....well it got 14 of them off no problem but rounded 1 completely off, and spun the other lug round so I had to fit a die grinder into the rim and put it together and cut the stud off. after the 2 day WAR I replaced all studs with heavy duty 1/2 studs and got some regular lugs .:mad:

[DavidBlaze]

Sounds like a tough situation. The same happened to one of my buddies and I think he used a faucet pipe wrench because it's flexible, but will bite into a smooth surface.

[Administrator]

Yea, haven't had that problem before but David's advice sounds good. Thats too bad though :(

[Actarus]

Oh and btw ... a nyone should know that those lug keys should never be used with an impact wrench... the last guy that did a tire change on my rim did'nt know better ... and scrapped my key lug and I had to buy a new kit because of someone incompetence ...