If you don’t perform your own repairs or maintenance, you probably never give your lug nuts a second thought. However, the Ford F-150 is notorious for its horrendous stock lug nuts. There were many times I ended up with a lug nut stuck to a socket or had to deal with bloated and rounded lug nuts when working on F-150 pickups due to their outer shell (or cap) that sits on top of the solid metal. These caps are prone to trapping air and moisture over time and swelling up to the point that you have to use a larger socket to remove them. 

That may not sound like a huge deal, but if you end up with a flat and don’t have a large assortment of sockets with you, you may be unable to remove the damaged tire. It’s also very easy to round off a lug nut with a swollen cap, making removal extremely difficult without the proper tools.

Luckily, you don’t have to stick with Ford’s subpar stock lug nuts, as many companies build aftermarket alternatives for F-150s. Gorilla Automotive lug nuts are some of the most popular and most recommended options for F-150 pickups. For $60, drivers can pick up a set of black lug nuts for their 2024 F-150s. These lug nuts have splines instead of a hex design, making them significantly harder for thieves to remove. Gorilla lug nuts come in various styles and feature solid warranties.