Wheel Locks
A wheel lock is one lug nut per wheel with a non-standard drive pattern that requires a matching key socket to remove. It is a deterrent rather than an absolute defense, and that is the right way to think about it: a thief working quickly with common tools moves on to an easier target, while a determined thief with a lock extractor will eventually get through.
Buy locks with the same seat type and thread pitch as the rest of your lug hardware. This is the same conical, ball or mag seat decision as your standard lug nuts, and mixing seat types on the same wheel is exactly as bad here as it is anywhere else.
Practical advice from people who have been stranded: keep the key in the vehicle, but keep it somewhere you will actually find it, and photograph the key pattern number and store it. If you lose the key, removal becomes a destructive process. It is also worth checking that your key fits with the tools a roadside service or tire shop actually carries, and that a spare-tire change is possible with the key you have on board.
Before you buy
Wheel Locks: the questions people ask
How do I read a tire size?
Metric sizes give section width in millimetres, then aspect ratio as a percentage of that width, then rim diameter in inches. So 275/60R20 is 275mm wide with a sidewall 60 percent of 275mm tall on a 20 inch wheel. Flotation sizes are simpler: 35x12.50R20 is 35 inches tall and 12.5 inches wide on a 20 inch wheel. Every listing here also publishes the overall diameter worked out for you.
Will a bigger size fit without a lift?
Usually one size up over stock clears on a half ton truck with a leveling kit. Going from a 33 inch to a 35 inch tire almost always needs a leveling kit plus trimming at the front bumper corners. 37 inch tires need a real lift and normally a re-gear to get the drivability back.
What do load index and speed rating mean?
Load index is the weight one tire carries at its rated pressure. Speed rating is the sustained speed it is certified for. Never fit a tire with a lower load index than the placard in your driver door jamb calls for. On a truck that tows, going under the placard rating is the commonest cause of a tire failing under load.
Do tires arrive mounted?
Loose tires ship on their own and need a local shop to mount and balance them. Wheel and tire packages ship mounted, balanced and ready to bolt on.
How fast do orders ship?
Orders ship from a United States warehouse, normally within 1 to 3 business days of clearing. Orders over $199 ship free, and below that a flat rate is shown at checkout before you pay. Tracking is emailed as soon as the shipment is created.
What can I return?
Unmounted, uninstalled parts in original packaging can be returned within 30 days. A wheel that has had a tire mounted on it, and a tire that has been fitted, cannot be returned because neither is new any more. That is why we check the fitment data on every order against the vehicle you give us before it ships.
Can someone check fitment for me before I order?
Yes, and it costs nothing. Send us the year, make, model, trim and what is on the vehicle now, and we will tell you what fits, what will rub and what it takes to clear.
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