A friend of mine paid someone to change the winter tires to OEM aluminum wheels on a 2022 Highlander. Long story short, the guy ended up using the lug nuts for the aftermarket aluminum winter wheels, instead of the OEM Toyota because of a mishap with the tire storage facility. My friend asked me about it because after the guy changed the wheels, he told her that the wheel lugs only turned two revolutions before they tightened so she should switch back to the OEM wheel lugs. I haven't had a chance to look at it yet, but I believe that the winter wheels use a conical seat while the OEM Toyota wheels use a mag shank style lug nut with the washer (which explains the low thread engagement).
Obviously the wheel lugs need to be changed, but would this have cause permanent damage to the OEM wheels? They are literally brand new unused wheels, as the car was bought over winter. I am going to try and get over to look at it tomorrow but she won't be able to get the lug nuts until next week from the tire storage place.
Obviously the wheel lugs need to be changed, but would this have cause permanent damage to the OEM wheels? They are literally brand new unused wheels, as the car was bought over winter. I am going to try and get over to look at it tomorrow but she won't be able to get the lug nuts until next week from the tire storage place.
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