gpurp
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- Dave
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- 19' JL Sport 2dr
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Love the wheels especially after I got a new set of Patagonia MTs wrapped around them. I go to mount them on the Jeep only to realize that my 22mm socket ain't gonna fit in that tiny hole. Yeah its kind of a newbie problem I know but I'm trying to do everything myself and accumulate new tools along the way. I got a box of Mcgard M14x1.5 hex nuts and those should work, right? I didn't see what the big deal was with the spline nuts for a lot more $$$ so I didn't buy those.
Anyway, as an alternative solution I was about to sacrifice my cheapo Kobalt 22mm impact socket and put it on the bench grinder to make my own thin wall socket. But after eyeballing the size of the hole vs socket I'm not so sure if grinding it down is gonna work either. Do I need smaller diameter lug nuts? There is such an animal as an M14x2.0 that would protrude out a bit further. Anyway, what is everyone else using?
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Anyway, as an alternative solution I was about to sacrifice my cheapo Kobalt 22mm impact socket and put it on the bench grinder to make my own thin wall socket. But after eyeballing the size of the hole vs socket I'm not so sure if grinding it down is gonna work either. Do I need smaller diameter lug nuts? There is such an animal as an M14x2.0 that would protrude out a bit further. Anyway, what is everyone else using?
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