i just got some volks, do i need some special lug nuts or counld i use my stock nuts?

thanks
Al

 

your volks require a tapered lug.

stock are acorn - wrong type.
suggest you find some Rays lugs.

 

could i get way for a little with the stock nuts

 

Sure you could, but don't risk your expensive rims over $35 lug nuts.

If you want cheap go to evasivemotorsports and get some muteki/kyogen (sp?) or what ever lugs for about $35.

Or go to Amazon.com and get some nicer mcgard tuner style lugs and pick up wheel locks while your at it.

 

I'm using my stock lugs with LE37, and they work fine

 

they may seem to work fine, however their acron shaped ends are not designed to fit in a tapered hole.

Think of trying to fit a " ) " into a hole shaped like " > ".

It will seemingly fit, because you can tighten it down, but the binding surface will prevent proper seating, and you could damage the rims, or worse, the lugs could back off and eventually loosen.

but hey, its your call.

stock ones are "ball/radius" shaped, as shown below, but Volk rims require tapered lugs, such as their own Rays duraluminum lugs.



check this for more info.
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/nutsandbolts.jsp

 

they may seem to work fine, however their acron shaped ends are not designed to fit in a tapered hole.

Think of trying to fit a " ) " into a hole shaped like " > ".

He is right, I had an Acura RSX that had alloy wheels but used the "acorn" curved type lug nut. The only reason that worked is that the factory alloy wheel used a pressed in steel insert in the wheels.

Aluminum wheels are kind of soft (as far as metals go) and the small contact area of the radiused lug will eventually deform the material inside the taper of the wheel.