What did you do to your S550 Mustang today?!

Grimmer said:

As far as messing up the stock lug nuts, I have to think that it is the use of an impact driver that screws them up.

I will only use an impact driver to remove them, never to install them. However, I noticed that although my impact driver should have power to spare, it really struggled to remove the lug nuts. I think this must be due to a portion of the "impact" being absorbed by the chrome shell "slipping" on the steel core. Do it long, hard, and fast enough and the chrome shell deforms a bit.

After struggling with a couple of tires and the impact driver, I tested out "pre-loosening" one tire before lifting up the car. Those spun off very easily with the impact driver after lifting the car. I normally prefer to use the impact driver because I can lift the tire off the ground without loosening any nuts.

I didn't really want to re-use any of the sketchy lugs for fear of being stuck out on the road with a problem and minimal tools, plus at least one of the lugs had to be pounded out of the socket which totally destroyed the shiny end cap. Rather than continually replace a few stock lugs here and there, I decided to just replace them all with "single piece" lugs. It was a bonus that Gorilla offered them in black to match my rims.

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BradleyMac said:

I wonder how tough the Gorilla ones will be? Although black they look like they have the same type of cover as the original Ford lug nuts, which Ford lug nuts after a while tend to bend and deform. Doesn't anyone make a one piece solid steel lug nut?

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saf1 said:

Just drove mine... Been on the road for a couple weeks (India and Paris) and has odd as it sounds missed driving the car. Few back roads later with the windows down and nothing but the sound of RPM's and exhaust to make up for it.

Silly I guess but it does sort of ground you all over again.

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robertwsimpson said:

Put this thing on the front

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robertwsimpson said:

The jacking rails are so awesome. I again benefitted from mine yesterday. Nice to be able to jack from anywhere and set up jack stands anywhere as well.

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SINBUSTER007 said:

where do you put your jackstands after you jacked the car up?
any details how you did it...ive been wanting to do this but for some reason i am afraid i will do something wrong....
picts would help too...

just need the details...

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plc268 said:

The gorillas are a one piece lug nut.

These ones:
https://www.cjponyparts.com/gorilla...style-bulge-black-chrome-2015-2017/p/WHLLN20/

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furiousfuria said:

Now I gotta change my avatar :lol:

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SINBUSTER007 said:

where do you put your jackstands after you jacked the car up?
any details how you did it...ive been wanting to do this but for some reason i am afraid i will do something wrong....
picts would help too...

just need the details...

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BradleyMac said:

Great, they look identical to the OEM lugs except with the black finish rather then chrome. Sounds like you have them and have confirmed they are indeed one solid lug, so that's great.

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ctandc72 said:

Yep - they are solid. Just got this in last night:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4VSVYG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

That's weird. I literally paid $85 for mine 2 days ago and now they are over $90. Regardless they are nice. Every lug is locking, black finish looks very durable and they are 1 piece. They are what the Gorilla Tech rep recommended for the OEM 18" alum wheels.

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