r/Cartalk • u/Ed_Reardon • 1d ago

Tire question Are locking wheel nuts still necessary?

I can remember seeing cars up on bricks years ago with the wheels stolen but now, it appears people just steal the car. So, is it worth having locking wheel nuts?

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u/Waste-Middle-2357 1d ago

Why spend 30$ on locking wheel nuts? I have a way better idea. Spend 4500$ or more on custom suspension and slam your car so low to the ground that thieves aren’t getting a jack or block or brick underneath to lift it up anyway. This also protects your catalytic converter, which wheel locks won’t.

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u/onelivewire 1d ago

Big brain talk

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u/EllipsisT-230 1d ago

That's some sort of multidimensional checkers there. It's really just an expensive excuse to modify a car. Why do you scrape over every bump, and one wheel comes off the ground when you enter the grocery store parking lot?

Well, I gotta protect my ride. ?

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u/onelivewire 1d ago

Best kind of checkers

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u/Waste-Middle-2357 1d ago

Shit you got me.

slunks scrapes away emvsrrassedly

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u/EllipsisT-230 1d ago

Apologies. I do believe the intended recipients weren't actually the one who actually got it.

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u/Waste-Middle-2357 1d ago

It’s ok you made me laugh pretty hard lmao