mods please don't move this. I posted this in the brake section a few hours ago, but all I hear is crickets over there. Since most the knowledgeable members (motor wise) post in the FI section I thought I might get a faster response here.


I was driving home from work tonight and the car started making a wierd noise and then all of the sudden the rear end got loose. I pulled over to the side of the road and drove slowly while I looked at my rear wheel and I noticed it was wobbling back and forth. I stoped the car and further investigated and I found that one of the wheel bolts broke off and the other 4 lug nuts were loose. This chit is crazy as I was driving 140mph yesterday.


How do you replace one of the wheel bolts? About how much does it cost?

 

Bro who put those wheels on!

 

I did. I put them on so tight I almost stripped the key lug.....and yes I tightened them in a star pattern.

 

rear wheel studs 2.50/pc from nissan dealership... takes about 15-30 mins to install.

 

Thanks!

 

What kind of lugs, do you have a pic of them? Do you have a tourqe wrench?

 

They were the lugs I used with my Asanti's. They were the same size that F1 Motorsports sent me with the wheels, but my old lugs required a special tool so I used them becaue they are better for theft deterent.

No tq wrench. I used the factory jack handle to tightened them.

 

Its like 20 bucks bro, its a must

 

Wow! That is scary!

Glad nothing bad happened.

 

I understand for certain motor work you need a tq wrench, but for wheels? If it were so cruicial for the wheels wouldn't Infiniti/Nissan provide you with one. I mean if it was aboslutely needed for the wheels if they didn't provide one it would be a huge liability for them.

 

hey the same damn thing happened to me. i just got a new bolt from the dealership.

 

Its a MUST. Set it to 95lbs and go to town.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...Itemnumber=239

 

Does this happen from high hp? My car has been getting a non-stop beating for the past two weeks. The other wheels were fine and all bolts tight.

 

Well you did just get these. You should always re tourqe wheels after about 500 miles.

 

You might want to buy yourself a torque wrench. They're not too expensive. They come in real handy every once in a while. I think some parts stores rent them, but that's a hassle. Again, they're not too expensive. I keep my lug nuts torqued to 85 ft-lbs. Apply firm, smooth pressure to the wrench handle with no jerking movements. Stop tightening when the torque wrench "tells" you to stop. Drive 50 miles. Torque them down again. Check them once per month. Your torque wrench will not over-tighten the lug nuts if you have it set properly. Good luck.

 

ok. I do have about 1000 miles on them now.

 

dude..glad u are ok!!!! your rim pushed in slightly...something shifted in your rearend, probably from sort of lateral sliding (you drift monster you)...this loosened the lugs, the one broke because the wheel was wobbling...

 

they can break from overtightening too!

 

Sadly, I can tell you that each broken lugnut costs ~ $83/ea (installed) through the stealership. Do that three times and you become VERY picky about how your wheels are taken off/re-installed...

 

The tools in the trunk are for emergency use, really, how far are you expecting to drive on that spare?

Chris