lug nut torque?
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lug nut torque?
i did a search, but couldn't find it for the evo X: what is the lug nut torque value for the evo X? i saw that the value is 98 Nm for the other evo versions, but is this the same for the X?
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I don't have my owner's manual handy, but I remember it giving a range of acceptable lug torque. Something like 72-85 lb/ft, but don't quote me on that.
80 lb/ft is fine. Your torque wrench will most likely be off by around 10%, which means you may be as low as 72 or as high as 88. You'll be fine.
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80 lb/ft is fine. Your torque wrench will most likely be off by around 10%, which means you may be as low as 72 or as high as 88. You'll be fine.
--michael
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Unfortunately from the factory, my 1/2'' torque wrench was clicking at 200 ft-lbs when trying to remove the lugs. Like many have suggested, the correct specs are somewhere around 80. I always err on the side of over tightening wheels. (I've had one come off a car before.) Shops fault. Now I go to 90 ft-lbs max.
Most shops use impact wrenches to install lug nuts. And then when the customer tries to remove them, they get pissed whenever they can't break them loose. Moral to the story, request wheels to be torqued by hand!
Most shops use impact wrenches to install lug nuts. And then when the customer tries to remove them, they get pissed whenever they can't break them loose. Moral to the story, request wheels to be torqued by hand!
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Make sure you put anti-sieze on the stud's threads too - and torque them to 80 ft/lbs..
No, the lugnuts don't automagically backout, but it'll make it much easier to remove them though - especially when someone decides to use an impact gun.
No, the lugnuts don't automagically backout, but it'll make it much easier to remove them though - especially when someone decides to use an impact gun.
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I don't have my owner's manual handy, but I remember it giving a range of acceptable lug torque. Something like 72-85 lb/ft, but don't quote me on that.
80 lb/ft is fine. Your torque wrench will most likely be off by around 10%, which means you may be as low as 72 or as high as 88. You'll be fine.
--michael
80 lb/ft is fine. Your torque wrench will most likely be off by around 10%, which means you may be as low as 72 or as high as 88. You'll be fine.
--michael
A torque wrench that specs out @ ±2% of indicated reading within 10% to 100% of its rated capacity is a good starting point.
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If your wheel lugs are hard to thread on just clean the studs off with a wire brush and blow away the crap and same with the in sides of the lugs.