Buy Some Wheel Locks (ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS)

[CalvinT]

I forgot what locking nuts I bought but the key is a different size than the lug nuts, so I have to carry a socket set in case I ever have to remove the spare because the stock lug wrench does not fit.

You might have got a Jeep key instead of a Bronco key. Same thread o the studs but different sized lug nuts.

The same thing happened when I ordered my Advanced wheel locks. I gave them a call and they sent me the correct key for a Bronco. I returned the Jeep key.

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[gjptennis]

Nope! my set is five (4 plus 1 on the spare) with two keys. The problem was the scissor jack. Learned that lesson: I now carry a bottle jack.
It was an interesting time: enough guys came out to help with the change, I felt like I was in a NASCAR crew pit! One guy even had an impact driver. But to accuse me of not having my lock key--Fie, fie! Thou dust besmirch my reputation!

@Easy-v You can buy them as a set of five. Advisable, as the spare is probably the most vulnerable to theft.

yes - I was one of the guys and it was not just an issue of the jack. there was an issue with the keys (lack of them) in trying to get the tire off in addition to the jack. we ended up using my bottle jack and my friend's impact.

 

[Fastmc25]

First thing i bought for mine when i bought it was locking lugs. Made me feel a little better staying a week in Houston visiting family.
They live next to a massive flea market venue and random people park all around them. . Everything needs to be chained down

 

[SeptuagenarianSasquatch]

yes - I was one of the guys and it was not just an issue of the jack. there was an issue with the keys (lack of them) in trying to get the tire off in addition to the jack. we ended up using my bottle jack and my friend's impact.

Oh, this is getting complicated!
(I park on the street in one of those cities where criminals are coddled.) You get 4 wheel locks in a parts-store package. I needed to protect five wheels. So I bought two packages, with two different keys. I used all eight. So there were two different lock designs on that wheel, and somebody with a lug wrench was getting confused by all that.
Yes, the bottle jack and the impact driver were a big help, but if I didn't have the keys, we would have been asking for an impact chisel to just break the locked lugnut off.

Thanks for the help on the trail.
And thanks for the memory.
And for embarrassing me on the forum so thoroughly!

 

[kcmusa]

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My only criticism is that they sell them in sets of four instead of sets of five

You can option for 5, and an extra key. Right on the order page. Git mine today.

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