Just a quick and simple question...whats the recommended ft.-lbs. of torque for the lug nuts? I'm trying to avoid the "whumpa whumpa whumpa" syndrome :P

 

Manual says 150 to 165 ft-lbs of torque.

 

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isen't it?

 

Shoot, after all the trouble with 32 lug nuts, I'll gladly pay the money to let someone else do my next tire rotation!

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 12-Jun-02 AT 10:41&nbsp;PM (EST)]Who torques the lugs?? I just buzz them with the impact. depending on the size I set it on 2 for most cars. 3 being the highest I set that for most trucks depending on the rim style. if its a steel rim I use 3. If its a aluminuim rim I use 2. I use 1 for the little bolts like the rear axel bolts.

EDIT>> don't most shops use impacts anyways and never bother with torqing.

 

Thus, all the complaints about warped rotors.

I run the nuts down with an impact wrench set on 1. Then I finish them off with a torque wrench.

 

I use my teeth. :-)

Coming from the limited racing/track driving I've done there are a few things I've learned...

ALWAYS torque your lug nuts, equally
Check your brakes before, after and during if possible
Check your brakes with a tap before you need them
Unless you running for money, don't drive past 7/10's of your ability.
Ability means YOURS, not the cars.
Every driver should take a track course and get to experience spinning at 100MPH.
Things happen faster than you think they will
Your in control right up until you're not
If you do it right, you can make that 90 degree turn at 70MPH, if you do it wrong, you can't.
Tires have more hold than you think they can
At 150MPH, there is no peripheral vision.
NEVER lift off the throttle in a turn
When the instructor in the car starts grabbing handles and yelling, consider that an early warning system
Don't drive solo until you start grabbing handles and yelling slightly before your instructor does.

And never, NEVER turn your windshield wipers on, even by accident, on the back straight at Road Atlanta at 140MPH.

My very first time out in '99 at Road Atlanta I did $1000.00 in wear/damage to my '97 Porsche.

umm... new wiper arm for one.
new belts, btw, track driving with the AC on, bad idea.
new brakes all around, yeah, it eats them up.
new rear tires

Anyway, as for what started this pouring of crap you never cared to hear, if you don't torque your lug nuts evenly, the pressure exerted on them will cause vibration, wheel/rotor warpage, especially when hot, and lugs can pop off.

Robert

 

Tighten them in a criss-cross pattern in three or four stages and rotor warpage from wheel torque shouldn't be a problem.

 

 

Good point. Uneven tightent can cause as much warpage as over-tightening. Sadly, these new rotors are pretty thin and can be easily damaged.