<VV> Torque Spec for Camaro lug nuts

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  Tony I. 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Schug" <bwschug at charter.net>
To: <kaczmarek at charter.net>; "VirtualVairs" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Torque Spec for Camaro lug nuts


> 
> On Oct 9, 2009, at 1:53 PM, <kaczmarek at charter.net> <kaczmarek at charter.net 
> > wrote:
> 
>> I'm fixin' to put my Camaro wheels on the Ultra Monza this weekend.   
>> Got the McGard lug nuts from Jeg's, using the P/N on Bryan's page.
>>
>> Is there a recommeded torque spec for these lug nuts/rims?    I know  
>> the knuckle heads at tire stores rarely torque wheel nuts correctly,  
>> but I would prefer to have them torqued properly.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
> 
> 
> Well, you'll get plenty of suggestions on this, I bet, based on a  
> former thread.
> 
> I think torque is dependent on the studs and has nothing to do with  
> the lug nuts or the wheels. I have always used 55 ft lbs, but I know  
> others use more. I do think it's important to re-tighten them once in  
> a while.
> 
> Let's see what others have to say.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Bruce W. Schug
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