I know a lot of people have these lugnuts, and on the back, it says to torque them to 88-118 Nm (Newton Meter I believe). But I don't know what this is in lbs. for my torque wrench. I drive a Civic and in my owner's manual it says to torque my lug nuts to 80 lbs./ft. But I'm assuming this is for the stock lug nuts/wheels/tires. So do most ppl just keep the stock setting (80) when putting on new wheels? Just in case it matters, the wheels I'll be putting on are 16x7 Rota Slipstreams 4x100, with Muteki lug nuts. So what should I torque my new wheels/lug nuts to? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.

 

Torque them to 80 ftlbs. Lube the studs with wd-40 also.

 

Cool, thanks. The lug nuts look/feel already lubed. They've got some grease on it already out of the box. Is this good or should I apply some WD-40 myself?

 

80 is stock i believe... as for the lug nuts.. are these the ones where the key or lug nuts strip on you? if so.. you might want to check for sure for your specific application before you torque them/overtorque them...

 

http://www.onlineconversion.com/torque.htm

The internet is amazing.

 

80 fo sho stock honda ftq specs

 

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I've never heard of Muteki's stripping on anyone... Can anyone confirm this rumor?

 

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I've never heard of Muteki's stripping on anyone... Can anyone confirm this rumor?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i'm not sure if these are the ones.. but i have been hearing about some people having problems with their aftermarket lugs a while back

 

And what's this about lubing the nuts before putting them on? Is this necessary?

 

It's always good to lube the nutz.

But really, a small film of moly lube on the wheel studs will help keep the threads healthy and make the torque reading more accurate.

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You can convert units, say from N/M to Ft/Lbs... That way we're not guessing.

 

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It's good to put some type of lubricatant on the studs because usually lugs are put on with impact guns and easily stripped because of the speed and force on them. Never-Seize is the best stuff to put on them because it lubes them up plus will keep the lugs from rusting to the studs.

 

Cool, put my new wheels on today. I didn't bother putting any lube or WD-40 on the studs, because the insides of my new lug nuts (Muteki's) were already greasy and lubed up out of the box. Everything went smooth and looks great. Thanks for all the help guys.

 

I just had another question guys. Today while driving around with my new wheels/tires, I heard a different road noise than before... Sounds like it's just from the tires... But the noise is fairly loud... Is this normal? I have the Falken Azenis Sport tires on my wheels, and I have about 70% tread left in the front, and about 40% left in the rear. And I was also wondering what should I inflate my tires to? I'm planning on going to the gas station tomorrow to fill my tires back up to spec, and was wondering if I should just follow the specs for my stock wheels/tires? 33 psi in the front, 29 in the rear? Or do I have to fill them to a different spec now that the wheels and tires are different sizes? My wheels are 16x7 Rota Slipstreams +40 offset, and the tire specs are 215/45/16. My stock wheels for my Si were only 15x6 inch wheels. Thanks guys.

 

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oooh.. i didn't know you were referring to the OP about his conversion factors.. i guess i skipped the whole part about him using the metric system.