Stuck lug nuts...
Update...
Took the truck back to the auto shop this morning...
They were able to get all of the lug nuts off using just a bit of heat, and an air hammer to loosen the threads. All of the studs were fine, but they replaced the lugs.
Price of the lugs plus labor ended up being just over 100 dollars, so nowhere near as bad as we originally thought.
So, two Dynapro ATM tires that cost 160 dollars each cost me 480 bucks to get mounted and balanced haha
Took the truck back to the auto shop this morning...
They were able to get all of the lug nuts off using just a bit of heat, and an air hammer to loosen the threads. All of the studs were fine, but they replaced the lugs.
Price of the lugs plus labor ended up being just over 100 dollars, so nowhere near as bad as we originally thought.
So, two Dynapro ATM tires that cost 160 dollars each cost me 480 bucks to get mounted and balanced haha
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Update... Took the truck back to the auto shop this morning... They were able to get all of the lug nuts off using just a bit of heat, and an air hammer to loosen the threads. All of the studs were fine, but they replaced the lugs. Price of the lugs plus labor ended up being just over 100 dollars, so nowhere near as bad as we originally thought. So, two Dynapro ATM tires that cost 160 dollars each cost me 480 bucks to get mounted and balanced haha
Nice they got it done, but you have heard of rotating your tires every 5K or so, correct? Seems that could have been avoided if you had rotated them on a regular basis. Not only will it make your tires last longer, it prevents lugnuts from seizing up if they are not removed for 4 years.
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Yea they need to be off at least once a year and cleaned and rotated. ESPECIALLY if you have aluminum wheels! Had to do a brake change on my grandpa's F250 and it has aluminum rims and he lugs weren't terrible for 3-4 years but my god i had to beat on the wheels for a good 20 min/per wheel. I hate aluminum next to steel. They weld themselves on if you allow it to sit. Anyways, good you got them on. Sucks about the extra bill though.
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YoungDiesel - Yea they need to be off at least once a year and cleaned and rotated. ESPECIALLY if you have aluminum wheels! Had to do a brake change on my grandpa's F250 and it has aluminum rims and he lugs weren't terrible for 3-4 years but my god i had to beat on the wheels for a good 20 min/per wheel. I hate aluminum next to steel. They weld themselves on if you allow it to sit. Anyways, good you got them on. Sucks about the extra bill though.
*It's the 1st mod' done on any vehicle (used|new) that I've ever purchased.
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Yea i put it on after but sometimes people aren't aware and you have to deal with it.
Technically God created man, so anything man creates, was created by God, even anti-seize. Just my .02. But I am sure that someone will now say that I came from a single celled amoeba that crawled out of the sea and progressed into various stages of evolution.
