Jeff Majchrzak’s voice was equal parts frustration and amusement. “I’ve got swollen lug nuts,” the retired Detroit firefighter said in his voicemail. “Seriously. I don’t know what to do.” I shushed my ...

We've said it before, but it's a fact that few things are as simple as they look. Take something as commonplace as lug nuts: They hold the wheels onto a vehicle. That's simple enough, but another ...

The idea that Formula 1 is one of the most expensive sports in the world for manufacturers and teams to participate in shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Of course, quantifying just how expensive it ...

Dear Tom and Ray: I have a '97 Honda CR-V that has a persistent problem: The front wheels keep falling off. First, the left front wheel fell off as I turned left at an intersection. Then the right one ...

Ford seems to believe theft of fancy alloy wheels is on the rise thanks to improved security systems that make it harder to steal whole cars. So it's working on creating anti-theft wheel nuts, each ...

The wheels in F1 are perhaps the most old-fashioned looking part of the entire car. Looking like the hot-hatch wheels on any Friday night high street, clad in high-profile tyres from a previous ...

A wheel is not supposed to leave the car while you are driving it. That […] ...

When the NASCAR Cup Series introduced its revolutionary new “Next Gen” race car this year, a lot of things changed. That included a new transmission, independent rear suspension, and 18-inch wheels ...

The reason why some cars have wheels with four lugs while others have more boils down to the size, weight, and performance intent of the vehicle. For instance, subcompact hatchbacks and compact sedans ...

You may have seen utes, trucks and buses with brightly-coloured caps or oddly-shaped rings or straps attached to their wheel nuts and wondered what they were for. They’re called loose wheel nut ...