How much torque?

[Zembonez]

What torque settings do you use on your lugs?

I've always run 60 - 80 ft lbs on mine and never had any issues. Never had a loose lug or any problems getting any off... My neighbor runs his down to about 125 ft lbs and has had to replace several lugs and studs when he rotates tires on his Titan. I say that's too damn tight but he spouts the "specs" and keeps breaking shit.

I think torque specs call for over 100. That seems like way too much to me.

 

[Nick The Great]

Somewhere between "good and tight" and "as tight as you can turn the wrench"

But as an engineer, I would like to think tightening to spec wouldn't break stuff.

 

[B-rad]

100

 

[Ramjoe]

100 on mine

 

[Zembonez]

Somewhere between "good and tight" and "as tight as you can turn the wrench"

But as an engineer, I would like to think tightening to spec wouldn't break stuff.

They don't break when he tightens tham. They break the stud when he's removing them. I'm quite sure it is user inflicted damage.

 

[daddy]

140

 

[Zembonez]

140

Holy stretched lugstuds Batman!

 

[daddy]

Some of these are outdated but they shouldn't have changed much over the last few years.

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoWheelTorque.dos

 

[daddy]

140

Holy stretched lugstuds Batman!

That's what I have seen as the suggested level everywhere I have looked.

 

[RebelThunder]

140 for me too!