Lug Nut Torque
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JK Super Freak
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Raleigh, NC
I installed my Spidertrax wheel spacers with 100 lbs of torque and then my wheels with 95 lbs. After a few hundred miles, I checked the Spidertrax spacer torque by setting my torque wrench to 95 lbs. None of the lug nuts moved. I reinstalled the wheels and set them at 95 lbs.
I've always used 95 lbs whether aluminum or steel. But I think anything between 90 and 105 is fine.
I've always used 95 lbs whether aluminum or steel. But I think anything between 90 and 105 is fine.
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JK Super Freak
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Raleigh, NC
How are you still alive? That's crazy!!!! Are you out of your mind? You probably don't check your windshield wiper fluid either! You're living dangerously!(That was sarcasm, by the way.)
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Quantico, VA
Manual says 95 but Discount Tire's database said 110 when I put on new rubber.
I called the Jeep tech line and they asked at the factory; factory tech says that they torque them to 110 on the assembly line --- even though it says 95 in the manual.
I set my wrench to 100 and use a 2.5" extension that multiplies the torque a little...
I called the Jeep tech line and they asked at the factory; factory tech says that they torque them to 110 on the assembly line --- even though it says 95 in the manual.
I set my wrench to 100 and use a 2.5" extension that multiplies the torque a little...
JK Freak
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Mississauga, Ontario
The rim material has nothing to do with the torque value. Torque values are based upon the bolt material and diameter. Proper torque values allow the bolt to be stretched within its elastic region, thus maintaining preload to prevent the lug nut from loosening. People seem to think that aluminum rims require less torque than steel wheels. You will snap the bolts long before you will significantly damage the wheel.
