| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,774 | Standard torque for a 1/2-20 bolt is 90 ft/lbs. with the threads lubricated, or 120 ft/lbs. dry. I've always used 100 ft/lbs. as a rule of thumb for 1/2" lug nuts and I've never lost a wheel due to the lugs backing off. Jerry
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