jpajax

I read somewhere were to put it on bolt and wheel chamfer but can not remember where. Have been doing it for years haven't had wheel come off yet. In kind of a discussion on another site would like to have some data on this.

ripping r

i have been doing it for years also. i do it with my trailers and quads to. never a problem.

BigIron70

The use of lube under the lug nut where it meets the wheel is not recommended by any manfactures. If anti seize is used however, it seems wise to be extra careful to make sure that any shop you take your vehicle too only uses a hand torque wrench to tighten the lugs to the correct torque.

Mike Holmen

I thought you could only use copper anti-seize? I never do, just afraid of the lug nuts coming off. I use aftermarket aluminum rims on my 02. I drive offroad with my truck.

KKRRSS

I do.

nelrod

I've never had a lug not seize, so don't see the need. If I did a ton of off-roading I probably would.

15 Digger

Where it's needed is mating surface between hub and aluminum wheel. With the different metals they get stuck together bad. Torque can change when lubing items that are not supposed to be lubed such as lugs. The bolt stretch and friction are what keeps them tight.

stlhauler

I do it all the time, with every vehicle. Never had a problem. When I first got my Freightliner getting the duals off was a real pain. cleaned and anti-seized and come off a lot easier now. and NO, I never lost a wheel or even had a loose lug.

15 Digger

Good to know, I would rather use it, already lost 2 front teeth because of frozen bolt.

Mike Holmen

I've lost a tire pulling my RV, my rear drive side. I had new tires put on the week before. Mine where put on dry and at 100ft*lbs. I check my lug nuts tightness every month. I do lots of gravel/bumpy/rough stuff driving. Every once and awhile, I have a lug nut thats has backed off some

motochamp250

for real..... try going down I40 3 lane in knoxville at about 80mph and watch the front left wheel come off and shatter and you will be checking your lugs then haha made me want to put some glue on mine haha... but i've had friends that put it on theirs, i personally never have on mine because i try to rotate mine every 5k miles and that seems to come rather often so i have no worries of seizing...

Spooler

Never have used it on lugnuts. Never had a need for it.

torquefan

The torque listed for wheel nuts is always for DRY threads. If you lubricate the threads or the nut's cone surface, and torque to the spec, you will greatly overtighten the nuts to the point where the wheel or the stud could be damaged.

I do always apply antiseize to the center of the wheel where the hub protrudes, as that is where the seizing and corrosion occurs.