man, it is my daily driver. and i dont drive it daily. one of the GREATEST benefits of owning such a "vanilla" vehicle is that i can simply drop it off for random maintenance..i get free annual tire and balance at Costco. bought my tires from them. rotating tires on this thing is less than fun. tires heavy, truck rides high and pushes the upper limits of my floor jack, etc. i like the costco option. this isnt my 911 where i roll in for bald wheels and just keep the car safe in my garage. ironic, i dont have another vehicle that FITS four dirty wheels except the toyota.
well. i am 3 for 3 with costco destroying lugs. toyota makes them look pretty by covering a 20mm nut with a chrome cladding..effectively making the lug a 21mm. the cladding swells when the nut underneath corrodes a bit. costco guys cant handle the problem and will send me home with one or two messed up lugs. i am done with it..i just bought Gorilla factory replacements that are so superior in every way. (dont know if they fit yet..they are on my desk. insert nervous laugh here)..
i cant see a reason for this idea from toyota engineers. you? my stock lug nut wrench is useless. i have to carry a 6-pt 22mm in the truck with me on long trips. dumb. rant over. hated spending money on lugs.
