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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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i just got the drag DR 31s installed on my tC and they made me buy a lug kit when i bought them and well story short the lugs they made me buy were to wide and didn't fit down in the wheel holes so i ran to pep boys and told the guy my situation and he sold me a set of lugs that he said that would fit and they are like skinny so im wondering what size they could be or what i need to look for when ordering aftermarket lugs
Old Apr 20, 2010 | 12:51 AM
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sounds like you shouldn't have been working on his car...you need to make sure the thread pitch is 12X1.5...........
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idk where you got the part of i was working on someones car....but i bought the wheels from discount tire and they sold me the lug kit that i supposly needed and this is after they ordered the wrong offset wheels for me the first time around but ya its a 12 x1.5..
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you also need to make sure they are like the one on the right "acorn" style
Old Apr 20, 2010 | 02:48 AM
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egobuster1, i think the lugs needed for your wheels use spline style lugs.
Old Apr 20, 2010 | 03:41 AM
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what are the specs on the wheels?
Old Apr 20, 2010 | 04:18 PM
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there the DR 31 wheels im not sure what spec you want. yes i know they are the acorn style
Old May 14, 2010 | 03:19 AM
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Hey did you ever find out which lug nuts fit? Cause I just bought some Muteki extended open end lug nuts and the dam things are to wide for the holes. I also have a set of drag dr-31 wheels.
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eh i believe it was the 12 x 1.5...ill double check tho
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ya there 12 x 1.5 and u need that acorn style lugs
Old May 17, 2010 | 01:43 AM
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I'm looking to get some dr31s too. So any aftermarket lugs will fit? they need to be acorn style?
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yeah and i have a set of chrome ones forsale if anyone wants them that will fit for sure because i ran them for about 200 miles untill i got my black ones
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What were the ones you bought at pepboys? What are they called? I just wanna make sure I dont buy lugs that dont fit.
Old May 17, 2010 | 05:59 PM
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the ones at pep boys are the ones im trying to sell.. they are just 12 x 1.5 acorn style lug nut
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Originally Posted by egobuster1
yeah and i have a set of chrome ones forsale if anyone wants them that will fit for sure because i ran them for about 200 miles untill i got my black ones
I am looking for a black set also, where did you buy yours from??
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Old May 18, 2010 | 02:41 AM
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do you have a link?? And they fit right?
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Old May 18, 2010 | 02:50 AM
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oOoOOolalala..nice gimmie..
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They just came in ... still waiting on my Dr 31's



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