Talk Torque help!

[chats]

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.

[Supra-love]

Yea I would always go with oem spec. It may depend on some having aftermarket lug nuts/wheels though.

 

Toyota guidelines state standard..

 

FT-LBS (N-m)

70-80 (95-109)

Edited November 2, 2019 by Supra-love (see edit history)

[Frank Bullitt]

Over tightening may stretch the threads and you risk weakening the stud to the point it could shear off if you go silly with it.

 

That said I go with 80/85 ft-lbs and know some members who track their cars have gone as high as 110 ft-lb.

[Wishieftrottle]

I always use torgue wrench. Firstly set 80 NM, then short drive around neighborhood and re tighten to 110 NM. I guess I am the only one among my friends who does this procedure, but my OCD is happy B-)

[Dnk]

2 ft breaker bar and stop when my elbow clicks

[Swampy442]

Always use a torque wrench

[Mk4Gaz]

I've always torqued wheels correctly, and even taken my torque wrench to tyre shops in the past in case one of the monkeys there tries to use a gun and doesn't have his own.

 

 

 

 

[Noz]

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.

[Chewie]

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.