hey guys, hope this doesnt sound stupid. just got a new compressor and impact wrench. just wanted to check on how much torque to put on lugnuts. dont want to overtighten them. thx for the help.
dave

 

100ft/lbs

 

Don't use an impact wrench on lugnuts. Use a torque wrench if you want to do it right. 100 ft lbs tops. 85-90 is okay.

 

100ft/lbs here

 

Unless you bought some of those "torque" sockets I wouldn't use an impact gun to tighten wheel nuts to your wheels. They look like this you can buy as a set:

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/pro_d...re&dir=catalog

Those sockets are designed for various torque specs once your wheel nuts are at the torque range that the socket is for you'll feel a major vibration from your impact gun telling you to let go of the trigger.

I would only use an impact to "snug" up the nuts to the wheels with the gun at the lowest setting then use a torque wrench to reach the proper torque figure for the vehicle you're working on.

Tony

 

Get a torque stick for your gun.