Looked and couldnt find any info on the torque specs for the lug nuts.. Anyone?

Thanks to all who bear with me and answer my questions!

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Set it at 75lb-ft torque and drive for 25miles then re-tighten to 75lb-ft torque.

 

torque should be 74lbs!
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...e+specs+wheels

 

The Mitsu Factory Evo Service manual calls for 73 ft.lb +- 7ft.lb

I normally toque mine right at the upper end of their limit, 80 ft.lb

 

Excellent Thank you...

 

Yup, I do 80 as well.

 

Damn, I wouldn't want to ride in your car.

 

First off, torque wrenches measure in ft-lbs not lb-ft. Second, and most important, why would you advise someone to torque their wheels to half of factory specs? There are many ways to lighten your car, but letting your wheels fall off is probably not the best way.

I worked on helicopters in the army for 6 years. A rule of thumb is, you NEVER know the torque unless you look it up. Even if you do the same torque on the same fastener every day, you still don't know the torque of anything. You NEVER know the torque of anything. Helps keep aircraft from falling out of the sky, which is never a good thing.

 

80 ft lbs has worked flawlessly for me... max recomended torque.

 

Yup exactly!!

 

Can someone recommend a good torque wrench?

 

I normally do 90-100 ft.lb for 4 bolt and 80ft.lb for 5 bolt.

 

Snap-on, Mac, Craftsman (cheaper)

 

W/ the crapsman you can take it back to sears to have it calibrated once a month if you wish.

 

Side note: Technically, its the same thing... But ft-lb is the common syntax.

I did not know this. Does it state that in the users guide? I sometimes forget and leave mine "torqued up", which will throw off the calibration.