You might’ve recently heard about an alarming TikTok trend called the “lug nut challenge.” It’s said to involve bored kids loosening or stealing the lug nuts off random vehicles and hiding out nearby ...

Picture in your mind a wheel that's attached with 8 lug nuts, and you'll probably see a large wheel mounted on a pickup truck; likely a heavy-duty rig with at least a 3/4 ton capacity. Big engines and ...

In order to support something as heavy and fast-moving as an automobile, car wheels — from the best to the worst brands — need to be sturdy and secure. An essential element to achieve this are the lug ...

The humble lug nut is a critical player in vehicular safety. Too loose and your wheel could part company with the axle and roll on down the highway on its own — yikes. In fact, recall that some Ford ...

Picture this: You've spotted a gorgeous set of refurbished carbon fiber wheels on Facebook Marketplace and thought "these will definitely fit my car," only to later learn the bolt pattern is not ...

After spending the final 16 years of a 38-year aerospace career training Structures Installation Mechanics on the proper way to install threaded fasteners, I can tell you that it is difficult to ...

When you’re forced to deal with a flat tire on your vehicle, a great tire repair kit might make it possible to fix it without taking it off. However, you will typically need to remove a flat to ...

We've said it before, but it's a fact that few things are as simple as they look. Take something as commonplace as lug nuts: They hold the wheels onto a vehicle. That's simple enough, but another ...

It’s hard to say for sure, but demand for loafers feels like it’s approaching an all-time high. Over the last few years, the market for snazzy slip-ons has exploded in size, catalyzing a major boom ...

In 2020, when the pandemic brought all nonessential travel to a grinding halt, Ami and Jason Richter had to think fast. They were running a flourishing business called Lug that sold fun travel bags ...