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Most common reason would be over tightening the nuts. In my shop any time a wheel nut is touched it gets a torque wrench. Looking at the picture are they the right nuts for those rims? Looks like a straight taper on the rim and honda nuts have a beavel shape. As for replacing the studs just hit them out with a hammer one at a time, there will be a spot to get them out from behind. slide the new stud in and get a plain wheel nut from the store, I use a washer between the nut and the hub, tighten with a big ratchet till the back of the nut bottoms out. VERY IMPORTANT, recheck regularly for a while with a torque wrench just incase they didnt quite seat in. When you check them later and none of them move then it is good.
that depends on who touched them last and how they were put on. impact with lower pressure to start then compressor builds back up to full by the time you get to the last wheel then the torque will be different for every nut. the possabilities are endless.
long story short, use a torque wrench every time and no worries, and if you see a shop just ram the nuts on with an impact then get that written down on the work order so they might be on the hook for broken studs that show up next time you take them off.once a stud has been overtightened it is too late, the damage is done, loosening and retorquing will not help
I’d say it’s the non stock wheels you’re using. Looks like there is no centering ring which makes it so the wheel is no centered when you tighten the lug nuts. Also the studs may not be long enough for those wheels. In addition some wheels have a lot of flex and as a result they put a lot of strain on the lugs and hub. You may want to try a different set of wheels as well as torque them properly.
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