Re-Torque After New Wheels

^GAWG^ · 06-04-2009, 02:07 AM

ugh, i keep posting then reading back farther and finding more notes to make.
ok, not all wheel lugs torque to 100 ft/lbs, suzukis torque as low as 67-80 ft/lbs where as ford 8 lug trucks torque to 140-160ft/lbs. (160 is really not necessary though.

And tire shops and dealers always use Impact guns except on expensive after market rims. If the tire guy has been trained properly, he will only snug the nut with and impact and tighten with a torque wrench.

LVmounty · 07-28-2009, 11:42 AM

When I put my new wheels on, I checked the torque after 300 miles and there were a few lugs that really needed to tightened

mtech. · 06-03-2012, 07:26 AM

I work in a ford dealership in canada and all of us use torque sticks on our impact guns for installing wheels. I personally check my sticks as compared to my torque wrench monthly and have never had a come back or issue with lugs loosening off. Although the super duty trucks f-450 and up call for a lug nut re-torque somewhere around 800km after initial tighten so about 600 miles?

06-04-2009, 02:07 AM	#41
^GAWG^ Wannabe Elite Explorer Brooks, Alberta 94 XLT 4.0L Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 17 Vehicle Specs	ugh, i keep posting then reading back farther and finding more notes to make. ok, not all wheel lugs torque to 100 ft/lbs, suzukis torque as low as 67-80 ft/lbs where as ford 8 lug trucks torque to 140-160ft/lbs. (160 is really not necessary though. And tire shops and dealers always use Impact guns except on expensive after market rims. If the tire guy has been trained properly, he will only snug the nut with and impact and tighten with a torque wrench.

07-28-2009, 11:42 AM	#42
LVmounty Wannabe Elite Explorer Las Vegas, NV 2003 Mercury Mountaineer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 77 Vehicle Specs	When I put my new wheels on, I checked the torque after 300 miles and there were a few lugs that really needed to tightened

06-03-2012, 07:26 AM	#43
mtech. Wannabe Elite Explorer From British Columbia, Canada, along the west coast. 2007 explorer limited Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 9 Vehicle Specs	I work in a ford dealership in canada and all of us use torque sticks on our impact guns for installing wheels. I personally check my sticks as compared to my torque wrench monthly and have never had a come back or issue with lugs loosening off. Although the super duty trucks f-450 and up call for a lug nut re-torque somewhere around 800km after initial tighten so about 600 miles?