does any one know what size lug nuts to buy i was intrested in purchasing some black or red closed end mutekis but i have no idea what size to buy

 

I think mitsubishi has always used the 12 x 1.5 pattern.

 

i was just reading that you cant use lug nuts with tapered ends on stock rims why is that

 

They don't seat properly since the stock rims don't have a completely flat mounting surface. Subydude.com has a good explanation.

 

okayy so lug nuts with a non tapered end would be okay?

 

Should be but I would just buy new rims, fancy lugs look out of place on stock rims.

 

Yeah, I have to do this as well, it sucks though because my rims sit weird

 

yea i know i was just curious though because my lug nuts are a little rusted from when the dealer kept taking my rims off when i had a problem with the car pulling and they said oh no the lug nuts are fine and wouldnt replace them

 

12 x 1.5 should be the size. That's what my Muteki's are and I don't see why they would change that for the 2008's. I don't know what the stock lugs are like, but the Mutekis have a conical acorn style to them. If you're just wanting to make your stock lugs look better, I would just say clean them up with some engine cleaner spray, sand them a little to get rid of the rust and then spray them up with red anodizing spray (Duplicolor Metalcast, available at Napa, PepBoys,etc) or gloss black engine paint. I have the blue anodized Mutekis and I have had to touch them up because of scratches about once every couple of years with the spray. I would just advise you to put the car up on jack stands for a weekend so that you could do all the lugs at one time and give them a couple of days to dry. After a couple of coats of anodizing spray, as long as you get the lugs clean to begin with, I'm sure you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between them and the Mutekis. If you don't want to clean them, get some regular replacements by McGuard (they almost never rust), or somebody like that and scuff them up with some sandpaper to give the surface a tooth for the spray to grab on to.

 

is it the other way around too? do stock lug nuts not fit on aftermarket wheels?

i just got some rims and wondering if i need to buy lug nuts.

 

Buy aftermarket lugs.

 

i was gonna buy some from here http://www.tunerzimage.com/SearchRes...x=0&Search.y=0

but they are saying mitsu uses 1.25 and you said its 1.5. are they just wrong and should i still buy 1.5?

 

Double check what the Mitsubishi lug is and order those.

 

we use 1.5

 

alright, so since i bought wheels and tires separately because i got a good deal on the rims alone, i was wondering what everything i need. i just bought the lugs, but do i need valve stems too?