ayoung101

i've been driving 6 years, including offroading, with 1 broken lug (out of 6) on one of my wheels. i have felt comfortable since day 1 with 1 lug missing. but tonight i broke another stud on the same wheel. check the picture to see which 2 are broke. think this is safe to drive with this pattern missing? or do i have to tear it down now to fix these. unfortunately, i'm pretty sure what you're all gonna say.

rusche

I wouldnt even drive with one broken farther than enough to limp her home.
Fix it.

ayoung101

but i don't wanna!

TFJ-4runner

I have one broken on my front left from a friend taking it off to do my brakes. One on my rear right from a friend putting my new wheels and tires on. I have had zero problems just make sure the rest are torqued down properly regularly. Just drove from Oklahoma to Georgia in it with no problems.

ayoung101

i was just fine driving with 5 out of 6 on one wheel, just like you, but now i only have 4 out of 6 on one wheel. i dunno if i can do that. . .

TFJ-4runner

Well ultimately if your not comfortable with it being the way it is change fix them. I wouldn't be concerned unless you were on three seeing how many cars run on a standard four. 0.02

Team420

U would most likely be fine with just those 4... but there are 6 for a couple reasons, and one of those is to keep that alloy wheel from warping.

Seriously...it shouldnt take more than an hour to fix them... not that big a deal.

Jay351

RUn it till you feel the need to fix it

rusche

I voice the same mentality with several vehicle related issues, but not ones relating to my wheels connecting to my axles.
You're now a danger not only to yourself, but others on the road. Please fix this. It is not very difficult.

theAuthority

agreed

iamsuperbleeder

yeah, lots of vehicles come from the factory with only 4 lugs... theire called Honda's, and have a 13" tall tire on them

dude comon, is it worth risking your life over?




bad things happen when tires fall off...





and no that's not flex

wyoming9

iTrader: (1)

Just curious how did you break them???

turboboost

I've been running with two lugs shy on one wheel for ages, it's been fine.

TNRabbit

I think you need to learn HOW to tighten lug nuts before you do ANYTHING~

turboboost

Also, those don't look like the correct nuts for the aluminum wheels.

my-4x4

I had to have one replaced, cost me around 10$, so I say fork out the 20 bones...and if you can do it yourself it'll be around 3$

malteserunner

iTrader: (1)

I would also replace the broken studs, as well as any more that are worn and ready to go. Might as well get all new lug nuts while you're at it. Best of luck.

ayoung101

the first one was broken by the previous owner, and i've owned it for 6 years. this one i broke just by tightening it back up by hand after removing the wheel.

CHEEZBURGER

They are on there for a reason, I would just take the hour and fix it up right to prevent future problems

DupermanDave

Holy freakin cow. I had one done and it cost $75. I also got an alignment at the same time and the total was like $185. I got ripped off.

I would drive with one missing, no problem. But 2? What if a third breaks at highway speeds? Then you're screwed.