Lug nut stuck on lug - I'm up the creek.

You mean one of the security-style things - looks like a star-shaped cookie cutter?

Got an air compressor and an air hammer? They make short work of those lug nuts. A cold chisel and a hammer work, too - just takes a little longer :) Either way - get the chisel to bite into the edge of the lug nut, and hammer it counter-clockwise. I've had to do this a few times in the past - usually when a buddy lost his special keyed adapter :)

Probably not a good idea... unless you could get a good ground somewhere on the axle. Even then, a MIG would be better, because you could just weld a regular nut to the end of the special one, and back it off with a socket.

Sounds like you have lug nut "locks". These break all the time, or get lost. Not a big deal. Take it over to your local tire store, they have a special tool just for this. Probably only charge you $5-10, plus new lug nuts. Will only take a few minutes, too.

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Dremel tool, cutoff wheel, and cold chisel.

Generally not an option on a $1000 alloy rim.

Coasty

I wasn't aware that American Racing made a $1,000 rim. I also wasn't aware the OP had $1,000 rims on his used truck.

Buy a locking lug removal tool. It is a socket that gets driven over the lug nut and then you remove them. Just make sure it is driven on HARD so the teeth grab good.

save yourself alot of time and money and stay away from drilling it out. you will break the bit and be pissed off.

so what's your suggestion for him ?

If you don't know how to use a drill properly you WILL break the bit. If you do know how, and do it carefully, it is NOT a given. Yes, I,ve broken bits - but never that the broken drill was difficult to remove. So you need 2 bits to do the job - even at $10 per bit you can spend a lot more time trying other methods, and do more damage very quickly. Particularly on alloy rims, I'd be carefull of any other method. Now if you are trying it with cheap drill bits - forget it. I've seen cheap chinese bits litterally unwind, and others snap like glass.

Drilling it will take alot of time even if it works because these are security locks and material is hardened and so are the wheel studs. I usually take a 1/2" piece of round steel stock and place it against the lug at an angle, and use a BFH to smack it back and forth a little until it snaps off, wheel studs are easily replaceable. You can hit the stud directly if you have room. You might want to protect the wheel by taping cloth to it.--J

......just like wrench said.

or just pein the damn thing till it is loose.