Lug Nut torque???, damn I'm a noob Options

[Deezz_Nuttz]

Almost done detailing and I just need the torque specs. on the lug nuts for a 99 GT Hatch w/ stock wheels...

I've searched but with no helpful results.

Thanks In Advance for helping a celi noob

[thedro]

i dont really kno the torque needed or specified.. but is it that important, why dont u just tighten it wit a wrench, iff the lug is good u wont be able to break it so ull be safe if ur worried about that. and actually the only person ive ever seen brake a lug wit a wrench, is me.

but its interesting ive never thought of that (cus is not that important), im gonna look for it in the manual.

[BLINKYxMUNKEY]

80 lbs. All toyota cars are 80 lbs.

This post has been edited by BLINKYxMUNKEY: Jun 13, 2006 - 5:33 PM

[Deezz_Nuttz]

sweet, thanks for the fast replys guys... be sure to check out my celi after I'm done!

[Deezz_Nuttz]

Photos of my finished (or should I say semi finished, detail job)

[celiracer]

I honestly think its 100lbs when i take my car to where my dad works at jensen tire, everytime we torque them to 100 foot lbs.

[BLINKYxMUNKEY]

Haynes Manual on Page 1-4, says Torque Specs for Wheel Lug nuts is 76 FT-lbs.

[celiracer]

hmm thats interesting. O-well i'll leave them at 100 foot lbs. Thats what Jensen tire uses on all there vehicals. But thats good to know.

[dustin15brown]

umm i'm almost positive the manual says 103....
yep p.192 owner's manual..... Wheel Nut Torque, N-m (kgf-m, ft-lbf): 103 (10.5, 76)

[presure2]

umm i'm almost positive the manual says 103....
yep p.192 owner's manual..... Wheel Nut Torque, N-m (kgf-m, ft-lbf): 103 (10.5, 76)

that would be 103N-m...its 76ftlbs.

[dustin15brown]

so is it bad if i leave mine at 103?

[celiracer]

No man. I have mine to 100ftlbs. And have been for a couple years now.

[LewFX]

Overtorquing the lug nuts may eventually damage or break the stud. And overtorquing can lead to actually stretching the threads and causing premature failure.

This post has been edited by LewFX: Jun 14, 2006 - 4:42 PM

[BLINKYxMUNKEY]

Overtorquing the lug nuts may eventually damage or break the stud. And overtorquing can lead to actually stretching the threads and causing premature failure.

Exactly. Two years at Discount Tires. We have a sheet that tells the exact torque, so thats what I always go by.