Some designs (Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Saab, Volkswagen) use lug bolts or wheel bolts instead of nuts, which screw into a tapped (threaded) hole in the wheel's hub or brake drum or brake disc. A set of lug nuts is typically used to secure a wheel to threaded wheel studs and thereby to a vehicle's axles. Typically, lug nuts are found on automobiles, trucks (lorries), and other large vehicles using rubber tires.Ī lug nut is a nut fastener with one rounded or conical (tapered) end, used on steel and most aluminum wheels. A bolt circle with four lug nuts on an Acura.Ī lug nut or wheel nut is a fastener, specifically a nut, used to secure a wheel on a vehicle.
For other uses, see Lugnut (disambiguation).įrom left: 9 lug nuts and 4 lug nut attached to screw-in wheel studs.
