Think of the added bureaucratic paper-work. would fees be cost-effective? Think of the lawsuits incentives for Fire Dept. to show up at accidents whether needed or not? And where does the tax money go that Fire Departments already receive????[Article Quote]: 'Go away, I can't afford the jaws of life'.Los Angeles Times Editorial [7/26/2010]:Fire department fees: An abdication of government - It's absurd to charge motorists when the fire department shows up at the scene of an accident.
This really is a tough one My 1997 Rodeo had a set of aftermarket aluminum wheels with acorn nuts on it when I bought it (at 50K+ miles), and the *ONLY* time that I've had to replace any of the studs was when we used an axle shaft puller while installing a Lock Right locker we boogered-up the threads something awful that day It's basically been a trail rig for the last several years, seeing all sorts of off-road abuse but despite beating on it like a stolen mule, beyond that one time, I've never had a stud-related problem of any sort. * BTW, no air tools ever used here either. Maybe I've just been very lucky. All of that aside If you choose to go with a set of aluminum wheels, be aware that you're looking for a '6-on-5.5' bolt pattern and if you intend to match your present set-up, you want a wheel with a ZERO Offset Also, make sure that the wheel's hub opening is large enough (some aren't). As far as swapping-on something from another make Most 6-lug Toyota and Mazda wheels will fit, where many of the 6-lug Chevy wheels will not (because of their small hub opening). Hope this helps.
Heat detectors would probably detect all vegitation equally, if not thats a new one on me. I've heard of people attaching plactic red flowers to the plants and/or cutting them so that they don't look like typical plants. Spacing them far enough apart in a heavily vegitated area might also help.
i own a shop and yes its a problem with those vehicles,we had an 89 model trooper,and every single time i rotated the tires or did anything to it the nuts would strip,i never did get it to do right i went to the junkyard and rounded up every single nut i could find,yours probably has the washer and the little spring like deal on it also,mine stripped out all the time,i even changed the studs on it,still no luck with it,a tire shop told me that the rims wasn't thick enough on it,but even after changing wheels on it it still did it,i still got about 10 of those things in a box out in the shop now,just in case i get one to work on,i don't know what to tell you on this one,except that it can be the wheels causing it,good luck with it,hope this helps.,,PS i tried a set of aluminum ones from a junk yard and they still did this,not as bad ,but if you can find the aluminum ones they will work a lot better,they use a different type of lug nut also,but mine still did it on a few of them,and like you i used a lug wrench also,good luck.
