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I have JPA alloys 18x9 (5x114.3) ET35 (rear) and 18x8 (5x114.3) ET35 (front) with conical bolts.

 

The "ijit" at the garage used a torque gun to tighten the bolts.............which I thought wasnt right but he said it would be fine......I am not convinced!!

 

Should I hand tighten OR use a proper Torque wrench?......Not to beat the guy with but for the wheels!!!

 

If torque wrench what should the setting be?

 

Cheers.

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I get my shop to even remove the bolts by hand.

 

If you have non oem nuts and then cross thread.. imagine.

 

Not worth the hassle

 

If they do common cars day in day out maybe itll be okay. But better little caution than great regret.

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Always use a torque wrench at the correct setting and ensure the male and female threads are cleaned and lubed so that the applied torque isn't wasted overcoming thread friction. A low torque is can also shear bolts. Trust me, there's a science to bolting things together.

 

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Always use a torque wrench at the correct setting and ensure the male and female threads are cleaned and lubed so that the applied torque isn't wasted overcoming thread friction. A low torque is can also shear bolts. Trust me, there's a science to bolting things together.

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