madmatt83

Took my truck to get the tires rotated and multipoint inspection. They topped off my trans fluid and I went home. Last time the dealership I went to did not tighten the lugs enough so I checked them again and they were over tightened. Two of them I rounded them out trying to get them loosened and had to use a bolt extractor to get them off. Anyways the only replacements I could get my hands on at the time were these Dorman nuts from auto zone. It looks like the part of the nut that holds the wheel in (lack of a better term) is much smaller than the factory nuts. Am I going to have issues with these nuts?

tvsjr

Yes, you want the cone to be the same size. Your lug nuts weren't likely overtightened... they were probably swollen. This affects basically 100% of newer Fords. F150s, Super Duties, Explorers, etc.

You should consider doing a complete replacement with Gorilla or McGard lug nuts, in the proper size and head dimensions. Ensures your safety, and ensures you aren't on the side of the road somewhere, unable to remove your lugs. There are tons of lug nut threads on here if you search.

doyall

If they are not Dorman # 611-008 (and they do not look like it), they are the wrong ones and should be changed, immediately.

dtorres98

I use these and they are a perfect fit and size match to OEM:
Gorilla lug nuts
Model 61148CX
Factory Style Bulge
14mm X 1.50 X 1.62" Tall
13/16 (21mm)

moparado

This^
Yep replace them all with the correct lugs for your wheels and torque per spec. with a real torque wrench.
Nothing worse than a lug nut that won't loosen when replacing a flat in the middle of nowhere.
Or the wrong and/or under torqued lug nuts that could eventually loosen.

madmatt83

Thx for the replies. New lugs are already on the way. Unfortunately the mismatched lugs will have to stay till the new ones come in.

E. Manuel

Which ones did you order?

madmatt83

Well, I had already ordered the OEM ones. Now I'm reading here and other threads about some good aftermarket nuts. Oh well, I only paid $20 for 24 of them.

Sharkhunt

Do these come in black? I see this: Model 61148BCX. Looks the same, but I am not sure.

tvsjr

Send them back. Ford still hasn't fixed this, so they'll just do the same thing.

I proactively swapped mine and did my wife's 2017 Explorer Sport at the same time. Discovered that about half of her at the time year-old lug nuts were already swelling. And we're in Texas... not a ton of salt/etc. here.