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Lug nut torque?

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98COBRA281

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what should i torque my lug nuts to, my rims are 17x9 cobra Rs, dont know if that matters
 
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bdcardinal

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85-105 ft-lbs is the factory spec.
 
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80 foot pounds is plenty. after about 500 miles check them again
 

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i use my 100-ft lb torque stick on mine


never had any problems
 

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i do 100 also
 

SaleenGT2001

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100 is what we use at work
 
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I use 103ft lbs just to be different
 

98COBRA281

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thanks,sounds like its gonna be 100 ft lbs, i just got new drilled and slotted rotors because my other ones were warped horribly, so i dont want to over tighten these
 
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