Lugnut torque specs?

JeffsWorld
03-30-2003, 06:45 PM
Anyone happen to know the torque specs (ft lbs) for wheel lug nuts? thnx.

shoebox
03-30-2003, 06:51 PM
100 lb. ft.

speed_demon24
05-29-2005, 01:30 PM
I know I'm bringing this thread back from the dead, but I just stripped 2 lugnuts using my torque wrench set at 100 lb ft. :mad:

sean1997ws6
05-29-2005, 01:33 PM
Until the Impact goes BBBBLLLLLAAAADDDDDt. haha just kidding

Jeff95TA
05-29-2005, 02:40 PM
I know I'm bringing this thread back from the dead, but I just stripped 2 lugnuts using my torque wrench set at 100 lb ft. :mad:
Just curious, were the nuts lubed?

Injuneer
05-29-2005, 02:48 PM
I routinely tighten my alloy wheels to 100 lb-ft, in a star pattern, in two steps, and never came close to stripping a lugnut. I use anti-sieze, since the street wheels get swapped out so often for the drag wheels.

AW/whiteZ-28
05-29-2005, 03:54 PM
I use the same all the time no problems here, They have even been over tightened by accident without stripping.

Zack
05-29-2005, 05:14 PM
I know I'm bringing this thread back from the dead, but I just stripped 2 lugnuts using my torque wrench set at 100 lb ft. :mad:
maybe its out of calibration

speed_demon24
05-29-2005, 10:02 PM
Just curious, were the nuts lubed?

I put anti-sieze on them awhile ago, but haven't put any on recently. I thought I read in the owners manual not to use anit-seize so I stopped. I'm probably gonna start using it agian though...

87DJP2001
05-30-2005, 08:07 AM
Always used 80 #/ft of torque on alloy wheels. 100 is a little excessive.

Zack
05-30-2005, 11:39 AM
Always used 80 #/ft of torque on alloy wheels. 100 is a little excessive.
100 is the manufacture specs for GM vehicles