I'm replacing the lug nuts on my SS with something more decorative and color coordinated. Does anyone know what the torque specs is to tighten the lug nuts back. TIA
Lug nut torque specs
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75 foot pounds
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Wheel lug nuts...
75 ft-lbs.
Then, check em again after riding about fifty miles or so.
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I had mine way over tightened by just waiting until they squeaked during tightening...
Use the torque wrench...
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I never seen the spects but like every car I own, I have always went with 90 foot pounds.
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I just jump on the wrench until it don't move anymore...
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I never seen the spects but like every car I own, I have always went with 90 foot pounds.
90 to 100 ft lbs for steel wheels, 75 for aluminum.
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I just jump on the wrench until it don't move anymore...
I did that and the nuts got galled and scraped the metal off the nuts taper....
Over tightening can stretch the studs and strip the threads out of the nuts...
75 lbs....
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I'm replacing the lug nuts on my SS with something more decorative and color coordinated. Does anyone know what the torque specs is to tighten the lug nuts back. TIA
An alternative ---
2016 Polaris Slingshot with 'ColorLugs' https://www.colorlugs.com
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Chrome nuts
Scrape marks on the wheels and on the nuts
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I did that and the nuts got galled and scraped the metal off the nuts taper....
Over tightening can stretch the studs and strip the threads out of the nuts...
75 lbs....
Well, you're a Bigdog... I'm just a skinnypup 😉
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I just jump on the wrench until it don't move anymore...
Which looks to be about 75 lbs...
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Which looks to be about 75 lbs...
I did that and I was way over 75 lbs. seriously way over. I was totally surprised when I actually used a torque wrench.
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I did that and I was way over 75 lbs. seriously way over. I was totally surprised when I actually used a torque wrench.
I'm sure most of us grew up with steel wheels, and in my case, tractors and duallys, so we had to really torque things down using cheater bars. We didn't have a torque wrench back then.
With aluminum wheels, it's more critical in my mind for not over torque. I assume if you have steel lugnuts and bolts, you aren't going to stretch anything without a cheater bar, but I don't know how strong all of you are
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I have an issue with over torqueing .
How I know I over torqued:
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On steel wheels is wasn’t tight until it squeaked.
I’m guessing we could deform the aluminum with too much force. I galled my nuts. From over tightening. You know how that feels.
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I galled my nuts.
That's going to leave a mark...
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Last time I changed my rear tire, I carefully used my torque wrench set to 75 lbs and left for a short ride. Ended up stopping 3 times during a 10 mile ride and retorqued the rear lugnuts each time. Each time I checked, the lugnuts seemed to go a little tighter before the torque wrench clicked , so I finally torqued everything to 75 lbs plus a slight turn more. They seemed OK after that.
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