Abstract: A universal wheel and lug nut system for attaching a wheel to studs extending from a hub of a vehicle is described. The system provides a single wheel that may be used on several different hub arrangements having different bolt circles. The system includes a wheel having a central portion with recesses that form a hole. The hole has an ovular shape to receive the studs. The system includes a lug nut having a washer section and a bushing section with a threaded internal diameter. The washer section has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the recess, and the washer section of the lug nut fits into the recess and the bushing section of the lug nut fits into the hole.

Abstract: A wheel has a structural wheel center of non-ferrous metal, such as aluminum or magnesium, with the outboard surface of the wheel center being unplated and of unfinished appearance, a tire supporting rim connected to the wheel center, and a chrome plated, thin gauge, steel cover applied over the outboard side of and attached to the wheel center. The cover conforms to and covers the unfinished outboard surface of the wheel center and gives the wheel the appearance of having a chromed, non-ferrous wheel center. Preferably, outer and inner axial flanges on the cover are a press fit onto corresponding shoulders of the wheel center.