I've been running the same serrated aluminum wheel nuts for over a year on other rigs. They don't wear out. If anything, the aluminum ones are better since they're lighter and mounted to a rotating assembly. BTW, the Tekin combo I purchased from you has been working great and winning races.

I had the same problem with that ballstud/nut, even with zero binding. It's also something I don't remove/install very often. A little blue loctite cured the issue.