TORQUE THE LUGS

[shifter]

90FT LBS.

PS Be sure the lugs are clean, no oil on the surface that contacts the wheel as that could allow them to be over torqued and possibly stretch/break a stud.

 

[shifter]

It just occurred to me that the reason I knew the torque instantly is because I checked my lugs after each run at Viper Days.

11 sessions X 24 lugs = 264 times I checked the torque. No wonder my arms were so sore afterwards... and I thought it was from wedging myself in the car to keep from mating with the door and center plenum while on the track.

And my friends say I don't get enough exercise...

 

[SoCal Rebell]

Yeah 90 ft/lbs. is good, someone told me to do 100 lbs. and I stretched them and had to replace the studs.

 

[COOLASP]

Thank You, I had heard of the streching thing and I didn' want to go there

 

[SSpeed Racer]

I heard 85 is plenty and 90 could still streach out them out.

90 is probably ok if your not road racing but I won't torque above 85

Again I reserve the right to be wrong!!!

 

[Ron]

Remember, that unless you professionally calibrate your torque wrench regularly, 90 ft lbs. could be 80 ~ 100 ft lbs.

 

[Janni]

I believe the owner's manual has a precise recommended torque of 80-100 ft lbs....

We torque to 90 based on the theory that that number allows for a +/- 10% variance in our torque wrench without over- or under- tightening. (When's hte last time anyone's torque wrench has been calibrated???)

Also, we only torque lug nuts once a day at the track (unless we remove the wheels, of course...) at the beginning of the day. I don't think that the time between run sessions really allows for enough cool down time due to all the heat in the rotors using all the wheels as big heat sinks - and thus still transferring too much heat into the studs. We have never had a problem with this torque or this method stretching the studs.

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

What Janni said.

What else is new.

 

[Viper Wizard]

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Tighten till you hear a snap and then back off a quarter of a turn

It must be that extra gene in me?

 

[SoCal Craig]

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Tighten till you hear a snap and then back off a quarter of a turn

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[ElDiablo Viper]

I was told that for the road track you should go with 100. This is what I did for a Vette too.

 

[COOLASP]

Could anyone tell me how many foot pounds should I be torqueing the lug nuts on my 2000 RT/10?