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You can wrap some duct tape around the sides of the wrench as a way to help protect your wheels from this issue. Should still fit around the lug with a thin layer of tape.
I'm sure that others have that issue too. The spare tools aren't as much to get the wheel off as they are to get the spare/donut steel wheel (with no lug wells) on. Too may different styles of wheels offered (with varying lug wells) to design the wrench around them.
I always have a dedicated thin-walled 6-point deep socket and 1/2" breaker bar in my vehicle to use instead of the factory bar. I only use the factory bar to lower/raise the spare.
I stopped using the factory lug wrench on lug nuts back when one end was the socket side and the other end was to pry off the hub cap.
Honestly can't say I've even looked at mine yet. After this thread though, I may take it out and taper that extra material off on the bench grinder. That should provide for enough clearance.
They make thin wall impact rated lug nut sockets with a plastic wrap to protect your rims.
Add in a 1/2” x 24” breaker bar (or greater) for those lug nuts that just refuse to come off.
Get a set so if your friend or some damsel in distress is broke down on the side of the road you don’t screw up their rims.
A caveat, check to make sure your all new fancy lug nut socket will actually engage the full length of your rim when you receive it because some will bind and not fit.
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