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 Re: F150 chrome rims suck
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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05/19/23 03:03 AM
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lakeforkfisherman
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It was the lug nuts that were swollen.
My son, who worked at DT for 5 years, said that moisture inside the tire causes corrosion of the cheap PVD spray-on chrome in side the rim. When the tires are popped off it often takes chrome with it. Only happens on PVD chromed wheels. Does not happen on real chrome.
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Re: F150 chrome rims suck
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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05/19/23 03:48 AM
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Chalk another one up for the Tundra!  Fourth set of tires and still using the OEM lug nuts. OEM TPMS sensors going strong too. I did replace the serpentine belt today. It was an 8-groove that was 4 to 5 grooves wide in places. But it also was the original with 130,000 miles.
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Re: F150 chrome rims suck
[Re: Fishspanker]
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05/19/23 10:50 AM
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I got free replacement lug nuts from Discount Tire. The BIL of a guys working for me is a store manager. The Ford lug nuts with the thin covers over them are junk. Whoever engineered them should be throat punched. Probably the same one that engineered the spark plugs for the 5.4.
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Re: F150 chrome rims suck
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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05/19/23 11:13 AM
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The last time I took our Fusion to Discount Tire for a tire rotation, they tried to tell me my lugs were bad and may be unsafe. I told them to put them back on the car. 
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Re: F150 chrome rims suck
[Re: COFF]
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05/19/23 12:05 PM
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it's an aluminum cap over the steel nut. they do it to be cheap.
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Re: F150 chrome rims suck
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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05/19/23 12:23 PM
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TR176
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it's an aluminum cap over the steel nut. they do it to be cheap. It delaminates. Discount replace mine with some ugly nuts some time ago. The last time I went in they replaced those gratis with some nice new normal shiny nut.
Last edited by TR176; 05/19/23 12:24 PM.
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Re: F150 chrome rims suck
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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05/19/23 01:06 PM
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Westside.
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They strip out, good luck if you have a flat
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Re: F150 chrome rims suck
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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05/19/23 02:01 PM
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Many of many curse words have been said when dealing with Fords wheels on their trucks. Swollen lug nuts, finishing peeling / flaking off, etc.
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Re: F150 chrome rims suck
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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05/19/23 02:07 PM
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I put those anti theft lug nuts on my vehicles.
Those tire change places must hate me.
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Re: F150 chrome rims suck
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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05/19/23 02:14 PM
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tech
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Why does Ford use those [censored] lug nuts, I had to replace all the ones on wife's Fusion They cheap. others have them too.. Only Ford has the screwed up lug nuts...
Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone elses.
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Re: F150 chrome rims suck
[Re: tech]
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05/19/23 02:35 PM
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Why does Ford use those [censored] lug nuts, I had to replace all the ones on wife's Fusion They cheap. others have them too.. Only Ford has the screwed up lug nuts... Fact. Never had this problem with any other make of vehicle
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Re: F150 chrome rims suck
[Re: lakeforkfisherman]
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05/19/23 02:37 PM
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Cut with her golden oars the silver stream,
And greedily devour the treacherous bait.
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