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 ...

Tire lug nuts tightened with high-impact wrenches are impossible to remove by hand, unless perhaps you're a bodybuilder. If you know how to change a tire (and you should) and have a flat in the middle ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Lug nuts keep you safe and can enhance your car's appearance What’s less than an inch in diameter and keeps your ...

Q: For the past several years, I have had run-ins with service people at the tire store. When I go in for tire balancing, I write 76 foot-pounds lug nut torque, which is what Toyota calls for. When I ...

For some, using a torque wrench to properly tighten bolts and nuts is a car thing you have to learn the hard way. While under torquing any automotive component is unwise, loose lug nuts, or lug bolts, ...

Attaching wheels to a truck hub is serious business. Yet it's not uncommon to see some big bruiser of a mechanic, one foot against the bottom of the tire, whaling away with a 1-inch-drive impact gun ...