Is there any place to get one piece lug nuts or something aftermarket that will last for the mk3? I'm sick and tired of these two piece things either rounding off or swelling. 

No suggestions? 🤣 

I bought these : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-of-20-M12-x-1-5-19mm-Hex-OE-Style-alloy-wheel-nuts-lugs-bolts-for-Ford/261970738635?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D7ec6421ded504322a222fb8d4f23676d%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D261970738635%26itm%3D261970738635%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A80be43ab-7941-11eb-8172-c2fb1efde520|parentrq%3Ae55c7f7e1770acc737a262e8fff9b3ca|iid%3A1

My car is a MK2 ST, not sure if the MK3 is the same size nuts?

Thanks Yes I'm sure they are different but good to know one piece ones do exist I will further search. 

Mine were the same, falling apart, absolutely rubbish, those ones have been really good, no issues

Good to know hate the caps 😂 @JW1982are the mk3 lugs different to the above ones? 

It's weird cos it says the mk3 are M12 x 1. 5 can anyone confirm this as I can remember @JW1982 talking about universal new types. 

Hi guys, I recently had the problem of swollen wheel nuts on my daughters 2010 Ford Kuga. The dealership was wanting to charge stupid money (think it was about £150) to replace the affected nuts.

I bought replacment Ford one piece nuts from https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/ very good quality, fitted perfectly and look just like the orginal two piece nuts. Only down side was the delivery which took just over a week, cost was £1.62 + VAT per nut.

 

Really that is crazy 😂 a flathead screwdriver and a hammer takes them off but possible wheel scratches can occur and also there is the bolt remover sockets hammered on will do the job. 

In 2012 Ford started to standardize the wheel types and wheel nuts that were used. The main purpose of this was to reduce the large number of different wheel nuts and wheel types that were used at the time on the various Ford models arround the world.

Because almost every type of wheel nut that Ford used also had its own tightening torque this also means that the tightening torque of the wheel nuts is also standardized.

However standardizing the Wheel types and wheel nuts has also caused a lot of confusion. It is not clear to many people which combination of wheel / wheel nut is or is not allowed. A wrong wheel / wheel nut combination can even be dangerous. It is therefore very important to use the correct wheel / wheel nut combination.

On the Focus MK3 Ford has used the new wheel type (Global Wheel) from its introduction in 2011. However at that time the Focus MK3 did still have the old 1-piece wheel nut design for alloy wheels. From 05-11-2012 onwards the new type Global Wheelnut design is used.

 

The table above shows which combinations are possible. In addition I have also listed the prescribed tightening torques for the different wheel nut types on the Focus MK3. 

Be aware that different types of wheel nuts should never be combined. Do not combine new design locking wheel nuts with old design wheel nuts (or vice versa)!

 

Recognition of wheel types:

Old design alloy wheel.

 

Alloy Global Wheel.

 

The alloy wheel type is fairly easy to determine based on the size of the mounting holes. The old alloy wheel type has considerably larger mounting holes than the new type of Global Wheel. 

 

Recognition of wheel nut types:

Old Wheel nut design:

Left:

Old design wheel nut for steel rims. This type of wheel nut is available in 2 different versions. These can be recognized by the color (Gold  or Silver). The color indicates the type of material of the wheel nut. It is important to pay attention to this as both types have a different tightening torque.

Middle:

Old type solid (1-piece design) wheel nut for alloy wheels.

Right:

Old type solid (1-piece design) locking wheel nut for alloy wheels.

 

New Global Wheel nut design:

Left:

Global Wheel nut for steel wheels.

Middle:

Global Wheel nut for Alloy Wheels.

Right:

Global locking Wheel nut for Alloy Wheels.

 

 

Old 2-piece design wheel nut for Alloy Wheels:

The old 2-piece design wheel nut for alloy wheels has a loose conical shaped collar. This type of wheel nut must never be used in combination with Global Wheels !!

The reason for this is that this type of wheel nut has not enough contact surface to the wheel due to the loose conical collar. This can cause the wheel to come loose.

 

 

 

Very informative post!! May I ask a question? Don't want to derail the thread, I am a bit concerned now, I have a 2007 MK2 Focus ST, I bought the wheel nuts I linked above, are they suitable for my car or have I got the wrong ones?

If you have the original wheels (these are the old design alloy wheels on the Focus Mk2/MK2.5) the wheel nut you bought are correct.

However I am surprised that aftermarket manufacturers still produce the 2-piece design wheel nuts with the loose collar. Ford stopped using these wheel nuts in approximately 2006 and replaced the 2-piece design wheel nuts with the loose collar by 1-piece design wheel nuts without the loose collar.

Hi, thank you for replying, yes I have the original 18" ST alloys. I was never sure of the torque of them though so always torqued them to 110nm but looking at that guide looks like it should be 130nm?

The 2-piece design wheel nuts with the loose collar has a different tightening torque value as the the 1-piece design wheel nuts.

• 2-piece alloy wheel nut M12 with conical washer (*06/2003 - 08/2006) - 110 Nm.
• 1-piece alloy wheel nut M12 for alloy wheels and 5-spoke (design) steel wheel (*08/2006-) - 130 Nm.

3 hours ago, JW1982 said:

In 2012 Ford started to standardize the wheel types and wheel nuts that were used. The main purpose of this was to reduce the large number of different wheel nuts and wheel types that were used at the time on the various Ford models arround the world.

Because almost every type of wheel nut that Ford used also had its own tightening torque this also means that the tightening torque of the wheel nuts is also standardized.

However standardizing the Wheel types and wheel nuts has also caused a lot of confusion. It is not clear to many people which combination of wheel / wheel nut is or is not allowed. A wrong wheel / wheel nut combination can even be dangerous. It is therefore very important to use the correct wheel / wheel nut combination.

On the Focus MK3 Ford has used the new wheel type (Global Wheel) from its introduction in 2011. However at that time the Focus MK3 did still have the old 1-piece wheel nut design for alloy wheels. From 05-11-2012 onwards the new type Global Wheelnut design is used.

 

The table above shows which combinations are possible. In addition I have also listed the prescribed tightening torques for the different wheel nut types on the Focus MK3. 

Be aware that different types of wheel nuts should never be combined. Do not combine new design locking wheel nuts with old design wheel nuts (or vice versa)!

 

Recognition of wheel types:

Old design alloy wheel.

 

Alloy Global Wheel.

 

The alloy wheel type is fairly easy to determine based on the size of the mounting holes. The old alloy wheel type has considerably larger mounting holes than the new type of Global Wheel. 

 

Recognition of wheel nut types:

Old Wheel nut design:

Left:

Old design wheel nut for steel rims. This type of wheel nut is available in 2 different versions. These can be recognized by the color (Gold  or Silver). The color indicates the type of material of the wheel nut. It is important to pay attention to this as both types have a different tightening torque.

Middle:

Old type solid (1-piece design) wheel nut for alloy wheels.

Right:

Old type solid (1-piece design) locking wheel nut for alloy wheels.

 

New Global Wheel nut design:

Left:

Global Wheel nut for steel wheels.

Middle:

Global Wheel nut for Alloy Wheels.

Right:

Global locking Wheel nut for Alloy Wheels.

 

 

Old 2-piece design wheel nut for Alloy Wheels:

The old 2-piece design wheel nut for alloy wheels has a loose conical shaped collar. This type of wheel nut must never be used in combination with Global Wheels !!

The reason for this is that this type of wheel nut has not enough contact surface to the wheel due to the loose conical collar. This can cause the wheel to come loose.

 

 

 

As always a great and very informative answer. Thanks for taking your time to explain all that it now makes perfect sense 👍

I have the 19” Stylepack wheels on my ST250 MK3.5 . Do these wheels use the standard nuts ??