Hey Mike, Take a ride over to Cain’s Tire in SR and ask them to show you their ”locking lug nut hall of fame”. It’s a bucket full of locking lugs they’ve had to cut off customers cars because - yup - folks lost the lug tool. Easy enough to remove/cut off if you’re in town but what if you lose it or left it at home and you flat in Death Valley? Weld a locking stud on your tire rack - stud that has a flattened end with a hole in it or do what Jeff S suggests - drill one yourself - and throw a padlock on there. Much easier to cut off when you lose the key. LOL Weld two bolts to your bumper for the high lift and be sure to put a cover on it or the next time you use it after its been on the outside of your van for a year will not be fun. Jeff in Marin
> On Nov 25, 2015, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > > Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 00:56:26 +0000 > From: Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET> > Subject: Locking lug nut/high lift jack > > Vanners, > > I have an externally mounted spare tire. I went to get a locking lug nut just cause. > > I could only find them in sets of 4. If they were a buck a piece that wouldn't be a problem but at $7+ it is. > > Any ideas for getting either 1 or 5? > > Also have a high lift jack. What do people do to attach it to the van? Too big to go inside. How does one lock it to the front bumper-I have the big tube bumpers? > > Mike |
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