I recieved the locking lug nuts from Jeep for Christmas.
From what i'm gathering here these aren't that great and the key breaks. Is this true?

 

Nope there is nothing wrong with them. The mopar ones came on my jk when I bought it. That was in Dec of 06 and It just turned over 46k miles. I have rotated my tire ever 3-5k since new. I have yet to have a single issue with mine. That being said I don't use a impact wrench on the locking lug.

Its always supposed to be the first one you take off and the last one you torque. Treat them right and you will have no problems.

 

I agree, the Mopar locks are great quality. I purchased mine on day one. I've done five tire rotations. No issues to date!

 

man i work at discount tire and i do this ALL day long for people for free. we hammer on what looks like a socket basically and it grabbs it and we back it off with the impact. heck, most of the time we actually give you free replacement basic lugs too!

 

Our local Discount tire removed all 5 of mine for free,after a dumbass at the dealership put them on with an impact and I couldn't get any of the locks off by hand,Muchas Gracias Discount!

 

X2 - This is how crooks get them off! (I saw it on some tv special.)

 

Wheel locks will slow them down, albeit not by much. And they may attract attention (hammering things on, after all, does create a racket). Regardless, using your logic there is no point to locking your Jeep's doors. Have you ever seen a locksmith unlock a vehicle without a key? He may as well have a key because it won't take him more than literally a few seconds. So why lock the vehicle? Because not every thief is skilled at it, and the would-be miscreant may just go somewhere else where his theft is easier. Having said that, I should add that I don't lock my Jeep with the softtop on (since a pocket knife is an effective key). I also have the Mopar wheel locks and, as I said easier, got rid of the Gorilla locks because of the different size. The Mopar locks are McGard. My only complaint is they're a little longer than the stock lugs, so they stick out a bit from the wheel.

 

Did you notice my shifty eyes?!?

 

x2 on this, I have done it a few times.

 

My salesman suggested wheel locks. Currently have a cheap set on the spare. So is it really worth it to upgrade and put one on every wheel (gorilla or mopar) Also, looking at the catalogs you can get locks so people don't take your doors or open the hood. Are these necessary?

First JK or wrangler

DD