Locking lug nuts have been around since the 1960s, but I remember when they started getting particularly popular in the ’80s. I was in high school, and my friend loved to show off his fancy rims ...

Lug nuts and wheel studs are prone to wear and tear and rust damage. Stay on top of their condition by re-torquing the lug nuts every 5,000 miles or whenever service requires the wheels to be removed.

However, Moress also finds the DeWalt DCF921 "more compact and works in most cases" for removing lug nuts. The DeWalt DCF921B is the bare tool version priced at $198.15 on Amazon .

The problem: The lug nut studs may rust. Vehicles affected by service bulletin: See More Service Bulletins Corrective action: Dealers will replace the lug nut studs with new studs with caps to ...