Anyone use a socket protector for wheels?

[hatrik8]

My regular sockets happened to scratch the inside of my old wheels slightly. I was thinking of getting something like this before putting on new rims. Is there any other option?

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sxt-284919?seid=google&gclid=CI653eO_n7YCFcyY4AodyBkAng

 

[T-Bone]

Re: Anyone use a socket protector for wheels?

Would vasoline work and eliminate abrasion (not trying to be funny either)?

 

[hatrik8]

Re: Anyone use a socket protector for wheels?

Would vasoline work and eliminate abrasion (not trying to be funny either)?

That might work in a pinch. I'll probably just get the socket. I can't find any for sale locally though.

 

[Captain Morgan]

Re: Anyone use a socket protector for wheels?

Would vasoline work and eliminate abrasion (not trying to be funny either)?

then you have to go and clean vasoline out of your wheels. Jimmy might be accustomed to getting vasoline out of various parts of his truck, but I would rather have scratched wheels then deal with that mess. :lol:

 

[Sportmachines]

Re: Anyone use a socket protector for wheels?

We used a couple of wraps of electrical tape. Or shrink tube works well also.

 

[Icarus-54]

Re: Anyone use a socket protector for wheels?

x2 on the shrink tube

 

[gstacky]

Re: Anyone use a socket protector for wheels?

I just go with spline drive nuts and key. The spline nuts are smaller, and the tool won't touch the wheel, and brings the socket and air gun way outside and away from the wheel, and doubles as a lock too.

 

[Flyin Ryan]

Re: Anyone use a socket protector for wheels?

electrical tape here.. my car has black wheels with black lugs and it works well although I don't use a impact gun on any lug nut

 

[Throws]

Re: Anyone use a socket protector for wheels?

We used a couple of wraps of electrical tape. Or shrink tube works well also.

Damn... learned something new.

Thanks!

-P

 

[hatrik8]

Re: Anyone use a socket protector for wheels?

Good input. I might end up buying a set of black lugs so I'll probably just skip the socket and use the key. It looks like it's a much lower profile and won't touch the wheel.

 

[warmpancakes]

Re: Anyone use a socket protector for wheels?

chucked mine in a lathe and spun it down ,