I had my Fit Sport in for it's first oil change and was told that two of my lug nuts were missing from one wheel. Also, the little round "H" insert was gone from the center of the wheel (cost to replace it: $35 ). I said no. Obviously, someone was trying to steel my wheel and tire. I'm guessing they started removing the lug nuts then discovered the wheel lock and quit.

I have McGard wheels locks installed (one on each wheel), but my question is this: Is is OK to have more than one wheel lock on each wheel? If not, why not? Thanks.

 

No, You Need To Have At Three Lug Nuts On Every Wheel. Two Is Not Enough The Two You Have Left My Loosen Up.

 

I have two wheel locks on each of my wheels. There is no problem. Hell, you could have four wheel locks on each wheel if you wanted to.

 

Ye A, Iam Retarded I Read That Wrong. I Thought You Only Had Two Lug Nuts On The Wheel My Bad. Of Course Two Wheel Locks Is Fine.

 

hehehehe ... I wasn't gonna say it

 

You Just Shouldhave.

 

No you're not. I actually knew what you meant. However, after I posted the original question, and after I put two wheel locks on each wheel on my Fit, I read the instruction sheet from McGard that came with the product. They specifically say to put only one wheel lock on each wheel, but they don't give any reason why. Since I don't know the reason, I removed the 2nd wheel lock, as I'm leaving early tomorrow AM for an 1800 mile trip, and I don't want to fret about it.

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Doesn't the product only come with four wheel locks?

 

Yea It Does But You Can Order Another Set Of Four And Put Them On. You Would Just Need To Keys To Get Them Off.

 

Just to let you know, I called McGard on Friday and asked them if it is ok to have two wheel locks on each wheel. I was told that you can do it, if you have at least five lug nuts on each wheel. With only four lug nuts on a wheel, McGard recommends no more than one wheel lock on each.

I asked why, and was told that their wheel locks do not tighten as securely as lug nuts, and it is a safety issue.

I wanted to put two on mine, because I had two lug nuts stolen from one wheel, but I won't do it now. I'm just the messenger.

 

ive seen locks break when you use any thing more than 100lbs/ft.
yes, we all know we should use around 80-90lbs/ft on our lugs, but
some shops just impact the hell out of them cause lugs tend to back
out at 90lbs/ft if you dont retorque it once more after 5-10miles.

mcguard probably can't make a lock that can withstand high torque at
low cost. so they tell the dealers to hand torque them only, which
results at 90lbs/ft max. this means it could back out since majority
of the customers do not go home and re-torque their lugs after
getting service done at their dealers. (although i HIGHLY recommend
you check your lug torque after getting any service done that
requires wheel removal even if it was done at the dealer).

if you re-torque your locks once or twice after 5-10miles drive you
should be fine running 2 locks, 3locks, or even 4 locks. just makes it
more of a hassle to carry so many damn locks.