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Lug Nut Torque

hacket

hacket

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I've searched around and found a rating of 118 for the front lugs on 98-01 GPs. Is it the same for the rear lugs as well?
 


interesting, i usually just make them tight and go on with my business. you guys actually torque your lug nuts?
 
i've always torqued my wheels at 100 ft-lbs.
i actually had a shop tighten them too much on my 1st 99se and they warped my brakes.
just my 2 cents.
 
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Not to mention repeated over-tightening of them can fatigue the studs...causing a catastrophic failure and loss of a wheel merging onto the interstate. Ask me how I know! :eek:
 


Bio248 said:
been doing it the same way for almost 10 years and never had a problem with anything.
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Yep, and I know folks that have smoked a pack a day for their entire adult life...that makes it healthy! That is the sort of mentality that gets you in trouble, man.
 
benner said:
It'll really take away from the life of your brakes if they're not evenly tightened.
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I have never used a torque wrench to tighten my lugnuts. Just hand tighten them all the same. Currently have 75k miles on my pads and rotors and 30k on the wifes.

Not to mention repeated over-tightening of them can fatigue the studs...causing a catastrophic failure and loss of a wheel
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And I have never broken a wheel stud.

Maybe you guys are doing it wrong. :th_winking:
 
100 lbs ft.

More torque, or uneven torque, you will damage your brakes, damage your studs, and yes, even damage your wheel bearing due to uneven torque.

You should always torque your lug nuts to factory specks on every car regardless for the above reasons.

This is not a debatable subject, its as good as mechanics law. :th_thumbsup-wink:

~F~
 
i usaully put the ingersoll rand 650ft impact gun on um and zip um on to they dont turn anymore ive never had any problems:th_nervous:



JUST KIDDIN GUYS AND GIRLS!!:th_laugh-lol2:
 


you want a good about of tightness but really its more about it being even so it doesnt pull an warp stuff
 
JoshMcMadMac said:
Not to mention repeated over-tightening of them can fatigue the studs...causing a catastrophic failure and loss of a wheel merging onto the interstate. Ask me how I know! :eek:
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That's right! I lost one due to over-tightening. My wheel felt funny so I pulled over to check & one was gone. So I tighten the rest and I snapped another.Crap!

I rode home very carefully and picked up a new set of studs that night.

Put them in & torqued them to 100 inbls. Don't just tighten these bolts. Do it right!
 
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