Typically, just one lug nut on a wheel will be locking, and the rest will be standard. Each set of locking nuts usually comes with a key, or a socket, to fit its specific pattern.

Tim Henn has a problem with his car -- more specifically, his car's lug nuts. His 2012 Ford Fusion recently had a flat tire. But Henn soon found he couldn't get the wheel off with the tire wrench ...

Tim Henn has a problem with his car -- more specifically, his car's lug nuts. His 2012 Ford Fusion recently had a flat tire. But Henn soon found he couldn't get the wheel off with the tire wrench ...

Lean how to replace aftermarket screw-in wheel studs, something we recently had to perform on our 1968 Plymouth Valiant after discovering ours were mangled.

Tim Henn has a problem with his car -- more specifically, his car's lug nuts. His 2012 Ford Fusion recently had a flat tire. But Henn soon found he couldn't get the wheel off with the tire wrench ...

Tim Henn has a problem with his car -- more specifically, his car's lug nuts. His 2012 Ford Fusion recently had a flat tire. But Henn soon found he couldn't get the wheel off with the tire wrench ...