You might’ve recently heard about an alarming TikTok trend called the “lug nut challenge.” It’s said to involve bored kids loosening or stealing the lug nuts off random vehicles and hiding out nearby ...

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We've said it before, but it's a fact that few things are as simple as they look. Take something as commonplace as lug nuts: They hold the wheels onto a vehicle. That's simple enough, but another ...

To be honest, even with over 50 years in the automotive repair industry, I never heard of the expression “lug nut swelling.” When I asked one of my automotive experts, ASE master technician Tom ...

In order to support something as heavy and fast-moving as an automobile, car wheels — from the best to the worst brands — need to be sturdy and secure. An essential element to achieve this are the lug ...

A lug nut is designed to secure a wheel to the car's axle — its very purpose dictates both form and the materials used in its construction. However, since almost everything on a car can be customized, ...

In the old days, all you had to worry about was Ford ½-inch, GM 7/16-inch, and the weirdo ½-inch left-handed Chrysler stuff. Today, hot rodders are faced with tapered seats, multiple-length shanks, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island couple is pointing the finger at a social media trend they say is responsible for a wheel falling off their car after four lug nuts were removed. “My family could ...

Design trends come and go in the auto industry, but these days, one design trend in particular seems to be lingering longer than most. Of course, we’re talking about the black-out color theme, with a ...

NASCAR will switch to a single lug nut for fastening its tire and wheel assemblies in Cup cars next season, ending decades of using a renowned five lug nut pattern. An official told NBC Sports the ...

NASCAR is changing its lug nut rule. And Tony Stewart is still fined $35,000. The sanctioning body issued a rules release Monday telling all teams that all five lug nuts must be fastened to each wheel ...

CHARLOTTE -- Five days after three-time champion Tony Stewart railed against NASCAR's lack of a lug nut policy and accused the sanctioning body of being lax on safety, NASCAR sent a memo to crew ...