My Volvo service rep just told me that the wheel lugs on my 965 are different front and rear. Can anyone confirm this?

Oh I forgot to say, they don't stock them so I either drive the car with 4 nuts on each wheel or park it until I find some locally or order them from the dealer.

Ugh!

Stop by at NAPA or Autozone. They should be able to help you for much less than the dealer charges.

Klaus
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98 V70Rawd(108Kmi), 95 854T(88K mi), 75 164E(173K mi)

Believe it or not the dealer price is not much more than OEM. My issue was that the parts manager says that he does not even stock them due to low demand for them. I would have thought that you would maintain small stocks of small essential items like lug nuts. Also, I am curious if the front and rear lug nuts are different.

The front and back are identical!

I have two different nut styles for my car as the 15" wheels I have for winter tires have a "hub cap" covering the nuts and they are open top nuts which wouldn't care how long the studs were.

The 16" wheels use chrome plated closed top nuts for good looks. They would probably bottom out if they were used on thin steel wheels. BTW, the plating on these OEM nuts is far superior to anything you will get at the local parts store. After 6 years of weather still not a single rust spot!
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'96 965, 16' wheels, rear 18mm bar & Koni + 204HP cams at 125K. Had '85 745 Turbo Diesel for 200K.

So long as the wheels are the same, the lugnuts are the same. Different sizes for steel vs alloy wheels.

Klaus
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98 V70Rawd(108Kmi), 95 854T(88K mi), 75 164E(173K mi)

I know my dealer can have any part next day if I need something in a hurry.