Just curious since I've always just "snugged them up". But now that I have ET streets that I put on each time at the track and with working on my friends stock car we are pulling tires all the time. In highschool I think we would put them on at 100lbs. Is that about right? My reason asking is Im thinking about getting a cordless impact for use at the track and I would like to know how big of one I need. thanks

Aaron

 

I think it is 100 ft lbs, I swear I remember seeing that in the manual as I flipped through it before.

 

Its 100 ft-lbs. I don't torque mine, though. I just use my impact wrench.

 

Mine are at 100 ft lbs.

 

Yup -- 100 Ft-Lbs ... which ain't much more than finger tight.

 

I'd guess you're torque wrench is broken then, because 100 ft/lbs, is really darned tight -100 in/lbs would be a touch more than finger tight however, but I sure hope you aren't using 100in/lbs for your lugs!

 

Boy, would that be a bad day

 

For alloy wheels with conical lug nuts, 100 lb-ft is the norm. For a shank style lug, with a washer, like the Welds use, its 60 lb-ft. Nothing wrong with removing the lugs with an impact wrench, or with running the nut up to the wheel with the impact wrench, but final tightening is best accomplished with a torque wrench.

 

I made that mistake a few months back and broke a stud.

I now have a torque wrench, 100- is it feet or inches? I'm not sure, I'll be so embarrised if I break another stud or have a wheel fall off

 

i have weld draglights and WELD calls for the Lug nuts to be 70-80 lbs i got mine @ 75. Its also suggested to re tighten them after a bunch of miles.