Is EZ Lug worth it?

first of all dont waste your money



if the stock lug remover is too hard to use (which it is sometimes)



get the one that is shaped like a "T" (more like a "+")



its MUSH easier to use and you get the leverage taht you need



its much cheaper and can be bought at any place



the one i have has 4 diff size lug holes...which is cool if you need them but annoying when you need to always find the one you want
 
I'll keep that in mind. I cringe remembering the time my friend and I had to use a spinner wrench with a piece of pipe over it to get a wheel off. Damn tire shop :mad: I hope that T shaped lug remover can easily loosen a lugs on a wheel overtightened like that.
 
The supplied lug nut remover for many cars is a *great* way to round out the nut. I'm also a user of the four-way lug wrench. Mine is really hip--it's "X" shaped instead of the ultra-lame "t" shape.



The weight of the EX Lug isn't much of a determining factor--I'd be more interested in the actual size. The only drawback of my Xtreme lug wrench is trying to jam it in with the spare.
 
Don't spend too long looking. I was making light of corporate suits re-selling old products as X-something or another so they can be "hip" and "with it." It's just an old-skool 4-way rotated slightly from the "t."
 
Ok, I'll have to look around locally. In time I'll probably have half a dozen different kinds :o Thanks!
 
Thanks andriver,



I think I'm going to hold off for some time and try to see these X and T shaped wrenches thinksnow was speaking about in person locally. Maybe if I get one, I'll try it on another car, if it gets it with ease I'll just keep that, if not I can just return it, then get the EZ Lug
 
If you want to use a "+" wrench, make sure the ends are small enough to fit where they need to. Some of those wrenches have large ends and some wheels have narrow lug channels.



I just use a long 1/2" drive breaker bar with a short extension and a socket (a plastic-sleeved socket if the application calls for it). Anyone who doesn't already have a *good* breaker bar in the garage oughta have one, period, anyhow (OK, that's *IMO* ;) ). And a torque wrench for tightening them back on properly. And a speed wrench for spinning the lugs on/off quickly. I honestly don't think anything is gonna beat the breaker/speedwrench/torque wrench combo for ease or speed unless you wanna use air power.



You can get this stuff pretty cheaply at Sears, etc., but I had a Craftsman breaker bar break on me (seriously :scared situation, the fractured yoke piece took a chip out of the concrete floor!) so from now on I'm sticking with my ancient Snap-On for that.



If anyone is really having problems with too-tight lugs....who're you letting work on your vehicles? I can't think of any passenger car lugs that are supposed to be much tighter than 100 pound/feet, and that's not all that much. Next time your mechanic pulls a wheel, check things out with a torque wrench and let the shop know if things aren't right.
 
Accumulator said:
If you want to use a "+" wrench, make sure the ends are small enough to fit where they need to. Some of those wrenches have large ends and some wheels have narrow lug channels.
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forgot to mention that



even though its the correct size it may not fit in the "lug channel"



for example the T shaped wrench is only good for my stock wheels not my aftermarket (but i use the same lug nuts for both) so thats what accumulator was talking about





as far as the X shaped on goes...it kinda defeats the purpose of having the leverage that the T shaped gives you..try and find a shorter T shaped one cause the big one that i have doesnt really fit will with the spare



actually the T shaped is MUUUUUCH better...cause once you loosen the lug you can just spin the lug wrench and in 2 seconds the nut is off





bottom line....the T shaped is best bang for your buck
 
Perhaps I was cryptic:



(x) = (+) with 45 degrees of rotation. Let there be no more speak of "X" shaped lug wrenches.



As it was spoken, word became law...
 
thinksnow said:
Perhaps I was cryptic:



(x) = (+) with 45 degrees of rotation. Let there be no more speak of "X" shaped lug wrenches.



As it was spoken, word became law...
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hahah....didnt even think about that



but im pretty sure he wouldnt say something stupid like that





it is possible that there is an X shaped wrench (meaning acute angles of 60 and obtuse of 120)
 
Just shows my incompetence in knowledge of such tools, that's why I focus all my time on detailing and a few simple fluid changes :o
 
we are making it sound much more complicated than it really is





step by step

1. walk into sears auto

2. locate T shaped wrenches

3. purchase by counter



thats really all you need to know...chances are one of the 4 tips will be the correct size for your car
 
bill...i have a proposal...ill teach you everything you need to know about lug wrenches if you teach me everything you know about your product lineup ...fair trade..no?
 
Accumulator said:
I just use a long 1/2" drive breaker bar with a short extension and a socket (a plastic-sleeved socket if the application calls for it). Anyone who doesn't already have a *good* breaker bar in the garage oughta have one, period, anyhow (OK, that's *IMO* ;) ). And a torque wrench for tightening them back on properly. And a speed wrench for spinning the lugs on/off quickly. I honestly don't think anything is gonna beat the breaker/speedwrench/torque wrench combo for ease or speed unless you wanna use air power.
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I agree. Truthfully if you want to avoid the cost of a speedwrench, a breaker bar and torque wrench are all that is necessary. I use the combo all the time. Takes no time at all.



I also agree that a Torque wrench is a must. I never let a mechanic put on lug nuts (or bolts as the case may be) with an air wrench because they are always much tighter than the manufacturer's spec. If a mechanic won't use a torque wrench take the car somewhere else.
 
Sure Havabooz,



I'll let you know if I get the chance to go out and select one. We could exchange info then/ Wait a minute, I have something just like that. Actually 2, one is over 50 years old and incidentally that was the only one that fit my old Maxima lugsnuts properly! That was the one we had to put a piece of pipe over. I guess I'm incorectly calling it a spinner wrench?
 
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