All JAG owners; Don't get stuck! I have an 04 XJR, I tried replacing a wheel with a flat on the side of the road when I found two of the lug nuts would not unscrew they just spun. After getting the car home I found I had to chop the lug nuts off. (difficult on the wheel where the lugs are recessed) I found the lug nuts have a chrome cover over the steel nut, and the cover was spinning on the nut! I checked all the other wheels and found a bad nut on another wheel. THE FIX! I replaced all the lug nuts with solid chromed lug nuts for about $40 dollars from an auto parts store. Its cheaper than getting stuck! Don't forget to get a lug wrench that fits the new nuts (the JAG wrench won't). I dont know which other JAGS also use this type of lug nut? but I had the same problem with
my wife's 03 jeep liberty. CHECK YOUR NUTS!

Submitted by tim.jurich@gmail.com on Sun, 09/11/2011 - 20:57

got my new lug nuts on Sat and replaced the oem ones with the after market chrome ones.
I'm happy now, know I won't have that issue any more. $115.00 fix

Submitted by wpritchard2@tx… on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 10:40

I had the same problem on my 04XJ8 when I wanted to remove the wheels, The cause was over tightening of the lug nuts with an impact wench. The thought of being unable the change a flat on the highway really bothers me. Untightening and retightening each lug nut by hand and the application of Never-sieze is a good idea.

Submitted by tim.jurich@gmail.com on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 22:17

ok, i understand the reason for using oem lug nuts. i just had four new tires put on 2004 xj8 vanden.
the front lug nuts still had corrision on them and tire store damage one that was seized on. i'm going
to a after market lug nut. poor factory design, thought they did away with that type of lug nut. had them on
a 1979 olds cutlus i bought new, ferrari, aston, and other cars have it right, what is jaguars position.

Submitted by vineyardman68@… on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 15:25

Jack,
I had the same problem with the lug nuts on my 05 XJ8L. I was able to remove the nuts with an impac wrench and a slightly smaller socket. The socket had to be driven onto the nut, but the wrench then did removed the lug.
This of course destroyed the lug. I too, then went to a local parts house and purchased chrome lugs, but installing them I noticed the lugs were beveled where they made contact with the wheel, however, the wheel hole was not, it is flat, as I'm sure yours are also, unless you have non-Jaguar wheels. You will note that the Jaguar lugs have a flat washer which makes contact with the flat surface of the wheel, so in my opinion, a beveled lug used on a flat surface wheel does not provide correct surface to surface contact between the lug and the wheel.
Although the Jaguar lugs are out of sight cost wise if purchased from a dealer, you can buy them used from other sources. I bought several for 9 bucks a piece. They looked new to me.
As Peter said above in para two, you 'may' safely use the chrome lugs, but I chose not to.(being an old helicopter pilot for 40 years, I think about things like that)
I did however, remove all the Jaguar lugs, cleaned them up and applied anti-seize compound to all of them prior to re-installing them. I have checked them a number of times since then and they still maintain the correct tq. but still remove easely with the supplied lug wrench.
Just my two cents
Chuck
05/XJ8L

Submitted by stevejag@sbcgl… on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 23:10

Actually I'd like to pass on a thought or two on the lug nut thing......

The cost of a Jaguar lug nut is only partly about being a dealer part. It is also partly the fact that they are alloyed to be a bridge between the steel lug stud and the alloy wheel; and in the process RESIST rusting and corrosion. Remember, dissimilar metals promote both. I don't think I have ever run into a corroded wheel nut on a Jaguar.

A full set of wheel nuts for the cost of two correct nuts can only mean one thing, cheaper materials. That's not to say you can't possibly safely use them. Just be sure the studs are treated with a good anti-seize compound, and I would put a film on the wheel/nut mating surface as well. I would also make sure the nuts were removed and re-torqued a couple of times a year, just to be sure no rusting has set in.

Personally, I would want to find and string up the guy that used the wrong socket on the original capped nuts to cause the damage in the first place.

Please, no intent to be critical, just my two cents..........

Cheers,