Well, if the lugnuts are at the specified torque, it probably won't matter if anyone can get the tire down since they'll probably never get the nuts loose with the standard tool.[:@]

If one has a female who might change a tire, I'd heartily recommend one of the little mechanical torque multipliers some of the specialty car part catalogs carry.

Keep the flat spot up!

 

Where is this lock? I went out to my truck to find it and after a quick search came up empty. Anybody got a pic? I'm a visual learner

 

The lock is a factory add on. I'll try to take some picks later and post them if my wife's camera doesn't act up again. I think it's about time for a new one.

 

If you live in an area where they salt the roads, I would loose the spare tire lock. You will probably not get it to unlock when you need your spare. Been there and it's was not a fun experience. I'd rather take the extrememly low risk that someone might steel my spare.

 

Im in Canada and they just use a small piece of braded wire and a padlock, they give you 2 small brass keys with your truck... I was like, wtf are these two little keys... I looked under the truck and there's a padlock hanging down... :P

 

It's not a padlock so I'm not worried about a lock per se. I'm charging up camera batteries and should be able to shoot, load, and post pics on Friday to show everyone what I'm talking about.