I finally got my lugs loose today. It took some serious leverage; like 4 feet of steel pipe on a breaker bar, but it worked!

 

Yah, I had my tires balanced and when the IR 1/2" wouldn't take it off, he started throwing tools all over the floor. Had to lower to break them loose with a breaker bar and was pissed the entire time, was funny but not so much cause I know what's in store for me.

 

A bit of Never-Seez on the threads and you'll never have the problem again.
I often wonder what people would do if they get a flat away from home or a garage.

 

I wonder if PART of this problem with overly tight lug nuts is that those little caps are loose. And then if there is someone with slightly below average technical skill at the tire shop putting the wheel back on, they think the lug nuts are still loose... so they tighten them more. And more. And then soon they are at 250 ft-lbs.

 

all good advice above , but I still carry "the pipe" stowed under the rear seat

 

True, but if you regularly rotate your tyres and clean the threads on both the studs and nuts, don't over-torque the nuts on reinstall, you should never need anti-seize.

 

Wow, the torque should only be like 95 ft/lbs on each lug nut...i can remove mine with a t-bar.

 

I just looked it up on Alldata, the torque spec is 95 ft. lbs. I've been tightening mine to 80. Nothing has rolled off yet. Getting the wheels off the first time I had the whole truck bouncing up and down with a huge breaker bar extension. Those big diameter lug nuts allow morons with air wrenches to reach incredible torque. I haven't had any trouble with my lug nut covers - at least since I replaced a few that had been mangled.

 

True, but force of habit, been putting Never Seez on lug nuts for 30 years or so. On the farm Rover I might sometimes go a couple years without removing a wheel.
On the alloys it also ensures no galvanic reaction between the lug nuts and wheels.

I always torque to 130 nm.

 

That is a prime example of when to use Anti-Seize, when you don't plan on removing a tyre for a prolonged time period. Hopefully, most on the forum are pulling wheels at least twice a year just for routine checkups and to rotate their tyres.