Well apparently i need to use a torque wrench to put lugs on my car and before anyone goes on saying why this and that, please refer my thread i made below. and if it makes sense or not, then you can make fun of them for telling me to use a torque wrench...

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2349785

 

should be 80

 

Ok thank you

 

uh, can i make fun of you for NOT using a torque wrench here too? and 80 ft/lbs is the correct answer.

 

Fine make fun, i just think its the most stupid thing i have ever heard of. of course im not going to put them on 3 turns and be done, im going to put them on tight. I have never stripped a lug before in my 5 years of doing this.

 

After reading your threads... Have you compared the black lugnuts to the OG ones? See if there is a difference. 80ft.lbs. is the correct answer. Also if you notice when the tire shops put on new rims, they have you come back to get them retorqued. I guess there might be a seating thing or ???

Another thing I would like to mention is that some acorn style nuts (The ones that cover the lug's ENDS)limit the amount of threads they can go on to. You can torque them down however they are not touching the rim's.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90teg91hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Fine make fun, i just think its the most stupid thing i have ever heard of. of course im not going to put them on 3 turns and be done, im going to put them on tight. I have never stripped a lug before in my 5 years of doing this.</TD></TR></TABLE>

that's funny...your other thread says you broke one and 2 came loose, then you tightened them and the wheel fell off. i'm not familiar with the lug nuts you have, but i can say that advance auto/partsamerica.com sells great ones. if you have that digital craftsman torque wrench, then use it.


Modified by zrickety at 4:05 PM 7/28/2008

 

its not the fact of strpping lug nuts/studs alon its the fact that u should torque them in a star pattern to get a flush and tight fit and so that u don't warp ur rotors.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bite_Size &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> so that u don't warp ur rotors. </TD></TR></TABLE>

that is the correct answer.. In fact, the real issue is not worrying about whether you strip the lug bolts. The real issue is equal, even pressure on your brake rotors, because the rotors are held on ONLY by the lug nuts. with all the energy going through the brake system, it doesn't take much to warp a 4 inch tall flat plate of metal that isn't tightened down correctly.

 

of all the torque specs on the car, the suspension and wheels are pretty dang important. it saves your brakes...and keeps the wheels on

 

i didnt break the studs from over torquing... just driving and come back and finding that the studs were gone. i do, do the star pattern well in this case every other one... and my rotors are held on by the assmebly screws still ha... but im not going to argue, i understand. but i will use the torque wrench and hopefully call this a day. i just want to get my traction bar on first before i take the car off the jack stands... and i want to paint underneath the car with a rust inhibator rustoleum paint..

 

80 ft lbs

 

like i said before, you need to learn how bolts work, then you will understand why torque specifications are important.

It may not have been your fault this time, but someone over or under torqued those lugs. Probably a few times. Then you just got lucky.

 

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