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kickinindian
Posts: 98
Joined: Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:38 pm
Car: 84' Nissan 720-D King Cab 4x4
Location: North Fork, Ca

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okay so when i bought my truck one of the front left wheel bolts was sheared off, i didnt think much of it and it didnt make a diffrence until i switched to my bigger and new wheels tires. in the beggining the wheel would just keep coming loose and i would have to jump out with my trusty tire iron and tighten them just an annoyance really but then this morning, stating of to my first day of work for the season, it started doing the same ol same ol so i jumped out tightened it down and a lug sheared off :frown: so i tightened the rest of them down drove for another 15 min or so and started comin loose again, so i hoped out and two more popped off :wtf2: by this point im only 15min away from work so i just was hoping to hobble there and worry about it after work so down to 3 left in no less than 100 yards i heard the last one pop off and truck just started to shake really bad :mad: so lesson i learned from this is make sure i have all six lugs on my wheel if its oversized...so lost a whole days worth of work and $15 parts


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Rev_D21
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Joined: Sun Jan 12, 2003 9:49 pm
Car: 1986.5 D21 LB HD 2WD V6 5Speed
1991 D21 Reg 2WD Auto
1995 D21 Reg 2WD 5Spd
1996 D21 Reg 4WD 5Spd
2012 Versa 1.6S 5-Speed
Location: Somwhere in Western NY
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Could it be the wrong style lug nut for the type of wheels you have? I had that problem with the front wheels on an 86 720 Dually I used to own back in the day.

kickinindian
Posts: 98
Joined: Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:38 pm
Car: 84' Nissan 720-D King Cab 4x4
Location: North Fork, Ca

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i had the stock lug nuts on pro comp 15x8 wheels all my other wheels seem solid but this one was already missing a stud when i bought it so im thinking that was the root of my problem.


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