I've seen trucks here and there with lugnut or lugnut covers on the drive wheels that are basically sharpened spikes.
Purpose?
Spikes!
Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by Konkapot, Feb 10, 2021.
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Just another place to add some personal bling. That, and the spikes produce a vortex above 65mph that flexes the sidewall by 7-9% giving the steer tires 12-16% more tread life.
That last part, I’m almost 83% sure that I made it up. But that first part is 100% fact.snowlauncher, alds, JC1971 and 3 others Thank this. -
I figured as much. I am 99.9% sure it reminds me of the Mad Max/Road Warrior movies. Always gives me the heebie jeebies.
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U will also find then at some shippers that have a super tight in bound scale.. all the spiked lugnut covers are sitting in a pile at the end of the scale...
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It's like driving an '07 International. You do it because it's cool.
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I had them on my truck at one time, my boss put them on. I don't recommend them. One time I had a motorcycle pass between me and another truck and he brushed up against the spikes and snapped half of them off.
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