| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 | Are you willing to bet your life on the skill level of some mouth-breather with an impact wrench? All my auto mechanics students get the "torque every wheel nut" lesson drilled into their heads from day one in the shop. No, a lot of torque is NOT better. I hope I'm somewhere else on the road when the wheels start coming off the "just crank 'em down" guy's car due to broken lug bolts!
If a spec. isn't available, some rules of thumb should apply: 7/16" lug bolts- - - -65-70 ft./lb. 1/2"/12MM lug bolts- - - -85-100 ft./lb. 9/16" lug bolts- - - -110-125 ft./lb. 5/8"/16MM lug bolts- - - -125-140 ft./lb.
Going noticeably over these numbers risks bolt stretch and breakage. Much below those numbers will risk loose lug nuts after driving a while. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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