Alright so this summer I put my lift and new wheels and tires on. I put 15x8 atx slots and 35x13.50 toyos on. Now before you think well it's because of the heavy tire on the 15 inch rim, let me back up. When I did the install of my lift my new wheel tire combo wasn't in yet. So I had some gay rockstars that came on the jeep and 31 AT Tires. After the lift was complete I went to put the wheels back on and I noticed one of the botls kept wanting to cross thread. Then another. So I instantly stopped because I just thought I was a retard and was screwin it up. Being that my new setup was coming in the next day I just drove to the shop with 4 lugs on the two back wheels. I got to the shop and told them the problem and luckily there is a dealer in town that apparently carries these axle bolts. They shop ordered two and went on their way installing them and then swapping out the wheels. About a half hour later the guy came out and said "we have some bad new". Always a thing you want to here at a shop. He proceeded to tell me when they were removing the other two wheels two more bolts stripped and one broke. So they ordered two new ones and replaced them. After about me sitting there for 5 1/2 hours and waiting on the parts to come in I finally got to drive my jeep with the new setup. It was tits. However, I just had to have my tires rotated. As you can guess it happened again. This time it was four of the bolts. 3 old ones and 1 of the new ones they put on last time. Now the mechanic swears up and down it's the "Huge" tires causing this to happen. But I told him it happened with the small AT Tires and rockstars when I brought it in. Now I've heard of this happening here and there to people but why the hell does it happen to me everytime I remove a tire. Also it's getting pretty costly at $6 a bolt plus labor to remove and replace them when i'm just going in for a tire rotation. It makes me not even want to do any mods where I have to take the tires off because i'm in fear of these bolts needing replaced everytime. Does anyone know anything about this??? PLEASE HELP!

 

I don't see any mention of torque on the lug nuts.
Are they being tightened to a certain torque? Or are they being tightened with an impact wrench?
Do you know if any thread lube is being used? If so, they need to be torqued to a lower value. (Shouldn't be using any type of lube or anti-seize, though.)

 

Have you replaced the lug nuts? Maybe the threads are screwed up on those so they keep ruining the studs. Just an idea???

 

Hey make sure the thin sheet metal rotor retention clips are off. The stock wheels have a recess to allow for them and most after market ones don't, what happens is you wheels are not on exactly straight and can loosen with time. +2 on getting new lugs and studs that match that also could very well be your issue. Pls advise of final outcome

 

If I remember it was 120 or 125 ft lbs. No lube was mentioned. I knew I didn't use any the first time they stripped on me. They started off tightening them with and impact until I told them to do It by hand to try and avoid this. Still happened. As for new lug nuts I have put all new lug nuts on.

 

I believe 90 ft lbs is the recommended torque value.

 

I have gorrilla lugs on my MBs, I think the torque was 120 ?

 

120 ft/lbs is an awful lot.

90 to 100 is recommended as noted above.

I'd check the lug nuts.

 

The JK service manual says to torque the stock wheel lug nuts to 92 - 132 ft/lbs.
The owner's manual says 95 ft/lbs.

I use 100 ft/lbs because it easy to see on the beam scale.

 

I torque mine at 95