JamesDowning wrote:Cross threading lug nuts and having them spin all the way down is pretty hard to do especially with the stock installation lead-in on the tip of the stud, so I'm very surprised it actually was cross threaded. Are you sure they were cross threaded and not just seized? Did you use anti-seize upon reinstall?
After looking at the lugs and reading the ideas on here I have come up with a theory. I failed to give the spacers their due diligence. Because of this the lugs started to creep up the studs and loosen the spacer. The truck was driven 44 miles back to my home once the problem was noticed. I believe the constant banging of the tire/wheel assembly beating on the lugs during the trip caused them to do just that James. They seized. I took a second look at the lugs and noticed that the threads were disfigured top to bottom. The one thing that I still don't understand is this. The bottom third of the threads on the the lugs (closest to the bevel) were nearly smooth. This is what caused me to believe they had been cross threaded. It is all a moot point now. But for guys like me who haven't been doing this very long it is a lesson learned. MAKE SURE YOU RETORQUE EVERYTHING AFTER 500 MILES!