Gman2004

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I check my oil and that's about it.

As far as all other maintanence I pay a shop to do that. I had a complete brake job done 10K miles ago and I am redoing them in a week or so.

I will invest in the tq wrench immediately.

Chebosto

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dont forget to get a deep thin walled socket w/ extension so you dont risk scratching your wheels..

Gman2004

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apparently this is a common problem. when I picked up my car from the dealer a little while ago there was another G with after market wheels that had a rear hub stud broken as well.

fahrenheit350

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Electric tape around the socket helps too

2slo2bfurious

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...actually jorge, stronger studs might not be a bad idea, at the power you're aiming for, you might even need new axles eventually too. And a little off topic but don't get the 3.3 pumpkin, chances are you'll still have to shift into 5th for the quarter because your car should trap high, and difference in traction doesn't matter with your power levels....

bullseye

Good advice as far as not using an impact wrench to put the lug nuts back on.

Oh, I'm having a flashback...

Once upon a time, a local Memphis Nissan Tech apparently tried to use an impact wrench, and cross-threaded one of my lug nuts on its stud. The lug nut chewed-off the first 4-5 threads. What did the Nissan Tech do to fix his mistake? He just left the lug nut off that stud, put the wheel cover back on, and never said 'boo'. When I went to install my drag radials the next week, I discovered the missing lug nut and chewed-up stud. I could not start a new lug nut on it to save my life. What did the dealer do when I reported the problem? They accused me of cross-threading the stud, and basically told me to get lost!

overZealous1

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new wheels will always require a retorque. there is also a few different types of lug nuts. acorn is by far the most common, but some companies use a ball type lug. if you get a wheel designed for the ball type lug it is very hard to tell it isn't acorn style unless you know what you are looking at. always good on new wheels to torque a lug down first, then pull it back off and see the seat pattern to make sure it is correct.
it would be hard to create 90lbs with the stock wimpy lug wrench, unless you really yanked on it. get the torque wrench and get used to the feel of 90lbs.