To save weight..
No, lug nuts hold your wheels onto the hub.
Without lug nuts your tires will start to wobble and mess up the rim. And it is a safety hazard as well. You need to get this issue corrected as soon as possible.
remove the six lug nuts
you need the key for the lug nuts. if you do not have the key then hit up either a Merchants or NTB or someone else that does tires
Never heard of a tire key. You mean for the wheel lug nuts? Dealer or lug nut manufacture.Never heard of a tire key. You mean for the wheel lug nuts? Dealer or lug nut manufacture.
5 per wheel
Locking Hub caps Keyed lug nuts
To swap tires, first ensure the vehicle is on a flat surface and securely parked. Use a jack to lift the vehicle off the ground, then loosen the lug nuts on the wheel you want to remove using a lug wrench. Remove the lug nuts completely, take off the tire, place the new tire on the wheel hub, and hand-tighten the lug nuts. Finally, lower the vehicle back to the ground and fully tighten the lug nuts in a crisscross pattern for even pressure.
How to change your own tires on a stratus. First your car needs to be parked on a flat surface to prevent rolling. Get out your vehicle tool kit. Remove your spare tire, then loosen your flat tires lug nuts, but do not completely remove. Set up your jack so your automobile does not lean. Completely remove the lug nuts. Remove the flat tire. Slip on the spare and tighten in the lug nuts. Remove jack.
Car Wheels use a special type of bolt to secure the wheel to the axle. These bolts are often referred to as Lug Nuts. Lug Nuts come in a variety of sizes. Some specialty Lug Nuts offer a locking mechanism that require a special key to provide added security for vehicles with specialty rims or tires.
Not from the factory, but a lot of people do add locking lug nuts.
When the vehicle has expensive rims and tires that are desirable for thieves.