How Screwed am I?
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How Screwed am I?
Hey guys I got new wheels and for some reason I was stupid and tightened my lugs to 95ftlbs. I drove like that for a week. How much damage did it cause? Has anyone on here torque their lugs to that or anything above that and drove without a problem? I think it's 5 to 10ftlbs more than the manual recommends. Thank you all.
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Damn, you dun did it, didn't you. I don't think you'll be able to recover from this incident. Yep, you're screwed.
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Don't apologize You don't sound like an idiot, just someone in a panic and we're in the mood to pounce.
Remove one lug. If it comes off without stripping, torque it to 80 ft lbs and move on to the next.
Remove one lug. If it comes off without stripping, torque it to 80 ft lbs and move on to the next.
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Over-torqueing wheels can become a problem if the brakes get used hard. This generates a lot of heat and can warp rotors. Outside this, there's little chance you'll damage the threads or lug seats. I use 85 lb/ft of torque for both street and race applications.
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I read about that too. But I don't think 10ft lbs extra would cause this would it? Considering how the previous answer said shops over torque them with an impact.
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nice you use 90ft lbs. I guess in my case 5ft lbs more than you won't cause a problem haha
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Fun Fact: Ford F150 lug nut torque is 150 ft-lbs.
Granted, the F150 uses M14 bolts/studs vs our M12, but the moral of the story is: The wheels can take it.
Granted, the F150 uses M14 bolts/studs vs our M12, but the moral of the story is: The wheels can take it.
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Same here. I track my car and thus beat the crap out of brake pads, calipers, rotors and experienced no warping after 3 sets of rotors.
I have had local tire shop use an impact gun that I know was way over 100lbs but I also go back and re-torque them properly.
I have had local tire shop use an impact gun that I know was way over 100lbs but I also go back and re-torque them properly.
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alright nice thanks for the feedback friend!
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