We will have to agree to disagree on some things. I only hand torqued my Pro Comps and they rusted within a month. The quality of the black finish is bad, at least on mine. That said you are right, leaning on the wrench is not the same as torquing them properly. I will put the torque wrenches back in the JKs toolbox and tighten to spec.

Thanks

BP

 

Now everyone knows my plan. Oh well. It will still be scary as all get out if I ever have to use it. I also found out they sell something called luminox (sp??). They're like tracer rounds. The quills are luminescent. That adds a whole new level of terror.

 

I got these Gorilla lugs in black. w w w.quadratec.com/products/92806_900X_PG.htm. They are 60 degree conical (tapered) just like factory.

I remove and torque to 95 lbs by hand. I have easy access to air tools but don't use it for lugs. Rotated 3 times so far and no issues such as rusting.

I'm 6'4" @ 285lbs, about your size, so even with a one foot 1/2" drive rachet, it's very easy to waaay overtorque.

Hope you find out the cause of your loose nuts

 

Go buy one new oem stud and lugnut, see how your procomps nuts fit it and then see how your old oem's fit it , then see how a new oem nut fits it. Compare it to a few of your old studs. You should be able to narrow it down to tell if your old stock studs threads are stretched or nuts are bad.

 

More good feedback guys. I will look at the gorillas. I called 4WP after this happened just to see if they had experienced any issues with these lugs (a few of their guys are active in the local jeep community and I trust to be honest) and they said they have had no issues and have installed them with pro comp wheels regularly. The guy did not know about swapping back to OEM. I guess at 4WP once you go black you don't go back.

Thanks again guys.

 

True. It has been cold, but the jeep had been parked for 12+ hours before the tires were rotated. I'm fine with retorquing, but I drove less then 10 miles maybe less than 7. That's not enough to justify giving them a once over. Maybe at 25 or 50 and it hadn't even been 24 hours with temps steady between 35 and 40.

 

Luminox are awesome. They arent quills or fletching, its the actual nock that lights up. They are I believe pressure sensitive so they only light up when you actually shoot the arrow. Now that I think of it, I dont know if they make them for crossbows since the nock setup is different than a compound.

 

I recommend changing back to the spline lug nuts. My guess is that the aftermarket wheels are not compatible with the factory lug nuts. When I got black steel wheels, the tire Discount Tire insisted that I change lug nuts. They explained that the angle where the surface of the lug nut meets the wheel was not the same on the aftermarket wheel and new matching lug nuts were required. I have had no problem with chrome splined lug nuts they sold to me.

 

Interesting. Good to know. Thanks.

 

Careful talking like that your turning some guys on. If they don't make them for a cross bow, then we should make them. We could make millions.