[1FastKitty]

My buddy sold his 2012 Challenger and gave me his set of 20 Gorilla Black Wheel Locks P/N 96643BC 14mm x 1.5. They'd look really good on my stock Lowgloss Blk Wheels. And they seem to fit fine, same size as MOPAR OEM lugs. But I've heard stories about aftermarket lug nuts being a safety concern.
Anyone?
Attaching pics of Gorilla & MOPAR OEM.
Thanks!

 

[Heat00]

Ive had black on my last 4 chargers but I found the gorilla ones always rusted. I don’t think any other safety issues but rust isn’t good either


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[rayzazoo]

90,000+ miles with Gorillas and no issues.

 

[1FastKitty]

Ive had black on my last 4 chargers but I found the gorilla ones always rusted. I don’t think any other safety issues but rust isn’t good either


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Interesting! Well he's had these on his Challenger for about a decade. No rust that I can see.
But thanks for the heads-up!

 

[HemiMetal]

I had a set on my RT and later moved them to my Hellcat. No issues with rust

 

[Speedlogix Sales]

Gorilla has worked amazing for me!

 

[Yzfguy06]

Ive used gorilla with no issues. Looking at them for my current hellcat.

 

[VARedeye]

Bee running them for years on several different vehicles with no issues. Just don't loose the key and put the key info in a safe place incase you need a replacement.

 

[beep-beep-vroom]

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[beep-beep-vroom]

I've heard stories about aftermarket lug nuts being a safety concern.

What exactly was the safety concern? Was it about aftermarket quality, or user error?

 

[1FastKitty]

What exactly was the safety concern? Was it about aftermarket quality, or user error?

The lug nuts not securing wheels properly due to slightly different cone seat design.

 

[Heat00]

I don’t know why but every set I’ve had rusted . The set I currently have I took off my scat and used on my new cat going on 2 years no issues but they aren’t gorilla. I don’t remember the brand off hand I’d have to look back.


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[2ndgen]

There are several different black coating options on lug nuts.
PVD chrome is arguably the toughest, what Mcgard uses.
electro-plated chrome, black chrome, black oxide, anodized, and simply painted are the other usual options you'll encounter. Not sure which the Gorillas use. The different coatings will fare differently in inclement weather conditions, of course.

As for safety, as long as they have the correct threads and a 60 degree taper, preferably with a bulge cone (so there's more contact area for the softer aluminum wheels) they should be fine.

The OEMs are actually pretty poor quality IMO--they are a cap plug design--they are actually an 18 or 19mm open-ended nut with a 22mm cap applied on top, which is easy to damage or destroy with too short of a socket or an impact.

 

[Heat00]

There are several different black coating options on lug nuts.
PVD chrome is arguably the toughest, what Mcgard uses.
electro-plated chrome, black chrome, black oxide, anodized, and simply painted are the other usual options you'll encounter. Not sure which the Gorillas use. The different coatings will fare differently in inclement weather conditions, of course.

As for safety, as long as they have the correct threads and a 60 degree taper, preferably with a bulge cone (so there's more contact area for the softer aluminum wheels) they should be fine.

The OEMs are actually pretty poor quality IMO--they are a cap plug design--they are actually an 18 or 19mm open-ended nut with a 22mm cap applied on top, which is easy to damage or destroy with too short of a socket or an impact.

those are the ones I got actually. just found the old order on amazon. it says they are triple nickel chrome plated black... whatever that means, they seem to be holding up better than the gorillas.. part is 64074#. the other thing I noticed about gorilla if I recall they were 21MM not 22MM , the mcgards are the same size as OEM (22MM) so no need for additional other sized sockets.

 

[Tally Ho]

I can't speak for the Hellcat (I have the Mopar single lock lug on mine) but I have had chrome Gorillas on my 2006 Corvette since 2009 with no issues with them at all.

 

[psu]

It’s only a safety concern if you use ball seat lug nuts on conical shaped lug holes and vice versa.