my friend lost his work wheel lug nut key. looking at my options out there, i can either a) call my friend at merchants tire, b) try the gator grip socket, or c) see if any vendors and/or work can get me another key.

you think gator grip works? key looks like this

 

I'd be skeptical.

 

any chance you can hammer a deep well socket on there and remove it like that?

 

would you even be able to get the gator grip to fit around it and have clearance? those fuckers are wide.

 

i've heard about that but that means id mess it up

ill have to hit up walmart or whatever and see it in person i suppose.

 

LOL Alan I bought a Gator Grip and it def broke about 2 days after use of nothing too critical or average use.

 

gator grip is either crap or good. i had one broke real quick and one thats lasted. but they dont get everything off

 

i have one and have never used it. doesnt seem wide enough to get around a lug though

 

I used a GG to remove some rusty Ford Exhaust manifold bolts off a ranger and it held like a champ. I know that doesn't answer your width question, but that should help out with any torque concerns. Those bolts are notorious for getting stuck and rounded off.

 

I have a gator grip that was a maximum of 19mm & I've use it to remove some advance auto parts style tuner lugs off of a shell I bought and it worked excellent!...in ur case for the price I'd give it a try