Locking lug nuts are common on newer vehicles as well as on custom and aftermarket wheels. They can only be removed with a special key, and their purpose is to deter theft. You can replace just one or ...

Locking wheel nuts do not have standard hexagonal heads like a normal nut and bolt. They require a unique locking wheel nut ‘key’ to remove them. This guide looks at the different types of locking ...

Around three years ago Doc Hammett, of Totally Stainless, called STREET RODDER Editor Brian Brennan because of a recommendation in a tech article not to reuse Nylock nuts. Doc had remembered a tech ...