CHARLOTTE — You’ve probably seen a big truck with spiked lug nut covers on the wheels, but are they legal? Action 9′s Jason Stoogenke checked the laws pertaining to this issue in both North ...

There is another reason why semi-truck drivers love spiked lug nut covers, and it has nothing to do with keeping their wheels clean and protected. Rather, the spikes can act as a safety warning to ...

If it takes the same amount of effort to remove a spike-style lug nut cover, they wouldn’t cause much harm to another vehicle, but we both agreed that even if the spiked covers did fall off in a ...

Semi trucks’ tire spikes mainly protect the wheels’ lug nuts. They also offer drivers a chance to give their trucks a bit of personality.

Unlike previous ones, the "Lug Nut Challenge" involves loosening or removing the lug nuts on a bystanders’ vehicle, then filming the result. As you can imagine, doing this is dangerous and illegal.

It's also the second time in less than a year that lug nuts have been an issue for a popular Ford truck, with the F-150 Raptor 37 facing a similar recall back in September of 2022.

Now, delve a little deeper into the build, and notice that Cupid’s way of doing things with an arrow is ironically mimicked with a set of “ extra humongous spike lug nuts.” ...

North Carolina does not have a law addressing lug nut length, but there is one concerning the width of the entire vehicle. Apparently, no car or truck can be more than 102 inches wide.