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Old May 11, 2009 | 11:02 AM
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Lug nut torque...

What do you torque yours down to? I have mine at 125 foot pounds. Whats Nissan recommend?
Old May 11, 2009 | 11:04 AM
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90lbs

Edit: Recommend was 80lbs I "read" somewhere, but I use 90lbs.
Old May 11, 2009 | 11:12 AM
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80-100lbs is fine
Old May 11, 2009 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Stormzusmc
80-100lbs is fine
Any damge by having them at 125 foot pounds?
Old May 11, 2009 | 11:58 AM
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can you get it off? i know a lot of people just tighten them with the breaker bar and call it a day.....its all about feel really
Old May 11, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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I torque mine to 80 foot pounds.

EDIT: foot, not food haha

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Old May 11, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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I torque mine to 80 food pounds.
thats a lot of food tubby
Old May 11, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Stormzusmc
thats a lot of food tubby
lol
Old May 11, 2009 | 01:13 PM
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80-100 lbs
Old May 11, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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90ish ft lbs
Old May 11, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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The specification according to the Factory service manual is 73-94 ft-lb.
Old May 11, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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First thing I do when I get home from a tire store is use a pipe and breaker bar to loosen them from the super torqueing they get from an air wrench. No way I would get them off on teh road iff I get a flat.

The I retighten until they are all really snug and then go through them all once more time in a star pattern with a little more umph. Been doing it that way for 30 years and haven't had a problem yet.

The only time I use a torque wrench on wheels is when I am working on my buddies pit crew and we are putting the wheels and tires on before inspection. During the race we hit them with a nitrogen charged impact wrench and they get jammed on at about 120 ft/lbs.
Old May 11, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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Geeze guys over torquing your lugs can not only cause premature tensional failures but it can also warp your rotors, wheels, etc...
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