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Wheel nut torque value?
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:39 pm
by macky_6
Hey all,
What are the torque settings when tightening wheel nuts on the Lude?
Seen quite a few conflicting numbers on the internet
Particularly referring to aluminium tuner nuts which I run.
Cheeeeers!
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:47 pm
by Merlin
As tight as you can get a short tyre iron or spider to go
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:50 pm
by macky_6
I was wondering if i needed to use a torque wrench to avoid over tightening?
Aluminium lug nuts are not as strong as OEM?
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:53 pm
by Pushki
4th gen' standard nuts........
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:54 pm
by BMCC
80lbft or ~110NM.
Beaten to it by Pushki but the 5th gen is the same.
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:54 pm
by Merlin
macky_6 wrote:Aluminium lug nuts are not as strong as OEM?
I think it was Lude_Dude that twisted alloy nuts by over tightening. I almost lost a wheel due to alloy nuts coming loose.
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 4:04 pm
by wurlycorner
The nut manufacturers should be able to specify maximum torque loading for them???
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 4:46 pm
by Lude-dude
my nuts were silly super light ones,
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 5:14 pm
by kris_aka_edu
I snapped a bolt by over tightening it on my CTR lol
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 5:19 pm
by craig_jdm
1-1.5 grunts is the correct torque