lugnut torque
05-13-2005, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rifle
How many pounds do you torque the lug nuts?
05-17-2005, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by takahashi
What brand torque wrench do you recommend?
05-20-2005, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by takahashi
Is it worth getting a $200 torque wrench when all you want to do is to change wheel for track days?
05-20-2005, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by takahashi
Is it worth getting a $200 torque wrench when all you want to do is to change wheel for track days?
05-30-2005, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by clyde
Would you like to be out on the track one day, have a couple lug nuts come loose on a wheel and then watch one of your wheels bounce out in front of the car when the bolts shear? Odds are it won't happen, but you still wear a helmet on the track, right?
In addition, uneven torquing can cause your brake rotors to warp due to the differing stresses around the hub. I get so pissed every time I go to a dealer or tire shop and see the idiots using impact wrenches to tighten lugnuts. Although some of the better impact wrenches have torque settings, they are seriously inaccurate, as they depend on constant calibration, correct air pressure, the same ambient temperature as used in the calibration shop, etc. Much better to set the torque evenly with a good (mechanical) torque wrench. Far cheaper than warped rotors, and the resulting thunk-thunk-thunk whenever you hit the brakes.
Takahashi, I bought a nice Craftsman click-stop torque wrench at Sears a couple months ago for $89.00 (US). Not sure what that would translate to in down-under dollars, but it's a pretty good deal here in the States. I have an analog/beam torque wrench too, but I (personally) much prefer the click-stop.
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Bill
05-30-2005, 04:47 PM
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I have brought myself a click stop type.
Made in Taiwan but calibrated and tested. Insurance ++.
Not too expensive $76 Aussie bucks, since it is from an Ozzie company.
My lock nuts, which are made for Mazda cars including RX-8, said that their nut torque is 88-118Nm which is much less than 108 lb ft (130-140 Nm). I tight them to 80lb ft (110Nm). I guess I follow the instruction of the lock nut then it will be ok right? :o
If I use the stock nuts again for the track day, I will tighten them to 108 lb-ft.
Made in Taiwan but calibrated and tested. Insurance ++.
Not too expensive $76 Aussie bucks, since it is from an Ozzie company.
My lock nuts, which are made for Mazda cars including RX-8, said that their nut torque is 88-118Nm which is much less than 108 lb ft (130-140 Nm). I tight them to 80lb ft (110Nm). I guess I follow the instruction of the lock nut then it will be ok right? :o
If I use the stock nuts again for the track day, I will tighten them to 108 lb-ft.
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