Ok so I just bought wheels (+tires) and was wondering best way to mount these on w/o scratching the lugs holes. Should I use electric tape around the lug wrench? Or do they sell rubberized lug wrenches? I really don't want to scratch these up, so how do you guys do it at home?

 

they make sockets that have plastic around them.

 

wait, you can do this at home? i thought there was some special machine to do this or something?

edit: hmm, i'll probably just continue paying someone to do it.
http://www.xs11.com/faq/tirefaq.shtml

 

^^^haha no no. I meant mounting the wheel and tires combo to the car. Not the tire to the wheel.

 

Check Harbor Freight.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=40036

 

first scratch u'll feel bad
after first scratch u'll get used to it hehe

 

go to Griot's Garage. I have a set that I have been using for years. They will not scratch the wheels or the lugs.

 

oh yeah I don't have an impact gun/wrench. what is the size of the adapter side? 1/2, 3/8th ?

 

sure be 1/2, 3/8 is way too small

i put tape around mine, always hand tighten and torque down with torque wrench.

impact gun breaks sh-t and scratch the surrounding

 

Just get some heatshrink tubing and cover your exsisting socket. Cheap and easy way of protecting them.