[ant]

hey guys,

i know this has sortof been covered before, but i got my guards rolled and wheels fitted by a shop. I have got them off now as i am touching up the inner guard lips where the paint chipped/flaked.

Now i used my torque wrench to loosen them off so they didnt take too much effort since its a pretty big wrench. But the last couple i thought i would check what Ft/LB they have been done up to. By my wrench, i got up to 110ft/lb and it was still clicking. i felt minor resistance at 120ft/lb.

so basically he did them at about 120ft/lb. Now factory spec on 16s with the stock nuts is 76ft/lb. But these are Work 19's with Work nuts, so should i be increasing the ft/lb? i guess he just used a rattle gun so maybe he went too tight.

what torque do other people do up their nuts to who have a/m 19" (and up) wheels with a/m nuts? still 76? or say 80? or more..!?

thanks
-Ant

phillygs3

iTrader: (5)

80 ft lbs for me is plenty. dont over torque You will ruin the studs Ant

[ant]

cheers dude. thats what i thought, the torque setting wuold probably also be determined by the stud strength

thanks man, ill go 80. he must have just rattle gunned the buggers on real tight :P

4ntvings

iTrader: (6)

my settings were about 92-96

chrispy

iTrader: (21)

I go about 84-86. I don't know why I chose those numbers.

CK6Speed

iTrader: (1)

I have always used the stock torque for whichever car I had even with larger aftermarket rims and never had any problems. Not sure why you'd need to torque them down much tighter unless you are tracking your car.

GSteg

iTrader: (15)

Your torque wrench is probably very inaccurate right now. You're not suppose to loosen lug nuts with a torque wrench no matter how big they are because it's one way of throwing off its accuracy. You may need to get the wrench recalibrated.

~76-ftlbs is good enough..There is no need to go an higher just because you have new wheels. Not sure why people are cranking it up to 100+ and such.

[ant]

GSteg - thanks for that tip, i didnt know since ive never had a torque wrench until recently. ive only used it a few times before now so hopefully it isnt too out of whack.

alright well ill leave the lugs as they are at about 80ft/lb then and see how they go.

GSteg

iTrader: (15)

Invest in a breaker bar instead. I bought mine for $15 and it's about 3ft long. Comes in handy for breaking lug nuts or any other nut as a matter of fact

4ntvings

iTrader: (6)

iirc, the instructions on my lugss suggested torquing to mid 90s

SoCalSC4

Way too much for the Toyota/Lexus cars. In my experience this level of torque
can contribute to front-end vibration due to slight rotor warping when the
lugs are torqued down.

I use 76 ft/lbs on all my Toyota/Lexus cars and it works great.
Factory spec... no need to reinvent the wheel here, Toyota knows!

ranez0r

At work, ALL 2ndGENS are torqued at 80. Company standards for the car at America's Tire.

chuckb

what he said.

MrG4Life

iTrader: (14)

Bumping an old thread here fellas. After a mishap when installing my 19's a few months ago, I decided it would be wise to get a torque wrench. From what I gathered in this thread, 76-80 ft/lbs would be suitable for my stock 16's and my aftermarket 19's. I was looking at some choices from Sears (http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10...wrench&x=0&y=0) which they currently have some wrenches at $20 off. What would be a good brand. Also... does anyone use a torque wrench when tightening their oil drain plug after changing oil? If so what would be a suitable torque setting?

ZippyGuy

iTrader: (9)

I have the 3/8 & 1/2 ft/pd as well as the 3/8 in/pd Craftman with the lifetime warrantee (no addtional cost) and I am pleased with my decision. Good choice IMO


I have always hand tighened, using a torgue wrench makes uncomfortable.