Chrome capped lug nuts may look very nice, but they can be highly problematic. This is what could go wrong with them and how ...

Jeff Majchrzak’s voice was equal parts frustration and amusement. “I’ve got swollen lug nuts,” the retired Detroit firefighter said in his voicemail. “Seriously. I don’t know what to do.” I shushed my ...

Ford seems to believe theft of fancy alloy wheels is on the rise thanks to improved security systems that make it harder to steal whole cars. So it's working on creating anti-theft wheel nuts, each ...

If you've got a set of sweet alloys on your car, you've likely got them protected with locking nuts which can only be loosened with a special key. But these aren't invulnerable to thieves, who are ...

The engineers at Ford have developed a unique way to stop a thief from stealing your alloy wheels by using a new form of biometric identification when manufacturing locking wheel nuts. As Ford ...