They do make special tools for busting nuts. I have never used one, maybe someone else on here is knowledgeable about that.

I replaced all my lug nuts with the older style solid ones used on the Range Rover Classics after my local inspection garage ruined almost all of mine using the wrong size socket and their air hammer while I had the correct lug wrench in the car. I no longer take anything to that place.

Sooner or later almost everyone has a problem with those funky dress up lug nuts on the Discovery.

I would attack the lug nut. The studs are pressed in the hub and can be replaced.

 

Once the cap is removed from the lug nut a person good with a torch could cut out the stud inside the lug nut. I used to do it all the time to replace broken wheel studs on heavy truck hubs.

 

Yeah, the good old Blue Wrench if you are talented with it will get it out in a hurry. Of couse, if you aren't experienced with it, then find someone who is. Or a EDM.

 

I got beat to suggesting a hot wrench. Bet it could be torched off in under a minute.

 

I like the torch idea.
I am NOT experienced with cutting torches. Could find a local Machine shop I guess.

I'd need wheels on the truck to get there.
Ok Put on the four remaining good lug nuts and limp it.
Except the reason I was pulling the wheels Is that my front brakes went metal to metal. Ok Can limp that too, I guess. And I don't need a new stud because it is the stud from the spacer that failed and I'm sure not puttin those things back on once I get them off!

Ok tomorrow I will enquire about local machine shops (rebuild shops? maybe?)

Thanks for all the help everyone. I will post back with results hopefully tomorrow.

Now I just hope the damn tires fit without the spacers.
285/75 R15 with 3" lift and stock aluminum rims.

 

Oh yeah, dumb question, What's an EDM?

 

How Wire EDM Works - YouTube

 

I managed to get to a friend who restore corvairs. Over three hours we did this to the offending lugnut:
I would have liked to try the torch but I have no such experience and he had very little and was concerned about heating the wheel and causing fatigue in the aluminum. Anyway this is what a drill & oil, Air impact chisles, a cutting wedge & sledgehammer managed to do. Eventually we managed to unscrew it instead of having to cut it completely off.

 

I like that. I have a large upright air compressor you can roll around and 50 foot of the black 3/4 heavy duty hose. So I recently got the HF air impact tool with a few chisel and notched heads. That thing will beat the hell out of something in a big hurry.

Also got a decent grinder and lots of very old huge millwright chisels that when sharpened are incredible. And a real funky collection of hammers dating back to old handmade ones from the old country. My wifes grandparents came over from Germany around 1900. They never thru anything away.

It's cool to get some use out of the old stuff. I need to pick up some decent air tools now. I remember one old Air Force Tech at Ga. Tech Exp Eng Station. He brought in his own set of air drills, grinders, small saws. He was amazing to watch. Very little phased him.

 

So do you want to sell the spacers? If so pm me with how much your looking for.