Oh man, they look like crap indeed. Just have to check that those Gorillas are rated for 148 ft/lbs. Just to make sure. Thx.

 

For the sake of accuracy, here is what the 2016 Manual says.

Picture 2 is what Gorilla says. They don't care what the manufacturer specs for torque, they meet the specs.

 

No issue with them what so ever. But I have stock 20 inch Lariat wheels with no cover. in fact I have not seen a stock wheel with a cover( hubcap ?) unless it's a steel wheel? And yes the locks can be defeated, as can any lock, the real reason is just to slow them down or to deter them into looking for easier targets. You could keep your factory lugs and then locks are not necessary, but that does defeat the purpose of changing them anyway.

 

My new Gorilla 61148CX's arrived yesterday. They do look nice, especially compared to the factory lug nuts.
I'd have sworn somebody said they were 13/16", but I can't find it in this thread. I measured them, and they are 21mm just like the OEM nuts, although my factory ones are most all about .5mm oversize already after just two tire rotations. The new ones will be going onto the wheels tomorrow. Gotta pick up a 21mm socket so I don't have to fool with the stowed away lug wrench...

 

 

Gorilla's predecessor to the 61148CX was the 61148CH, someone posted in one of the Chrysler forums that they contacted Gorilla for clarification and the only difference is that the CX is .05" taller.

Amazon has a set of 40 of the old style 61148CH for 12 bucks.

Does anyone know if these will fit our trucks?

 

Actually, 13/16" = 0.8125". 21mm = 0.8268".
Still close enough that they're probably interchangeable in most socket sets. I better check my 13/16" before I buy a 21mm I don't really need...
Thanks for jogging my brain into gear.

 

 

I think they should, but not sure how they'd look. Just remove one lugnut from my new truck (no way in hell it was remotely close to 150 lb/ft, by the way), and it measures 1-5/8", or 1.625, vs 1.45. So even the CXs would be a bit short. I don't like long lugnuts, but even the stockers look a bit recessed on the Platinum 20" wheels. But yes, the price is tempting. Now, do all of you guys really tighten the lugnuts to 150 lf/lbs? Typically the lugbolts need higher torque, like Porsches needing 118. The highest lugnut torque was for my Corvettes, at 100 ft/lbs. And the truck has SIX of them. Yes, it's heavy, but would never see any hard cornering, which is where you need the extra torque. I'm going to set the one I remove to 100, and see how easy it's to remove. If it's harder, will probably set them all to 100. If I ever need to remove a wheel, it'd be really hard to remove a 150 ft/lb one with the stock wrench.

 

I doubt the stock lug wrench could handle 150 ft-lbs, even if you were strong enough to put that much torque on it.