New Aluminum Wheels / Lug Nuts!!!!

Uncle Rog

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I might post this in a couple of spots, I had my new tires installed along with my NEW ALUMINUM WHEEL, just a reminder to every body to check the lug nuts every 50 miles on you new wheels! On my first trip out last year I had to tighten the lug's 8 times in 500 miles!!!!!
 

katkens

Founding Illinios Chapter Leader-retired
Torque is 120ft lbs, every 50 miles for the first 500 miles and prior to every trip.
 

Uncle Rog

Well-known member
Torque

I crank 'em down as tight as I can get 'em!!! The first time I checked them at 100 miles some of them were loose enough to turn with my fingers!!!!!!!!!!!! And another note, the aluminum wheel thickness does not give you as much thread to work with as a steel wheel so when they are loose they don't have much to hang onto....
 

katkens

Founding Illinios Chapter Leader-retired
cdbMidland said:
Thank you.
Your welcome-- if your like me I seem to never remember the torque so I put a piece tape on my torque wrench with 120 on it, mental block.:D Ken
 
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