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Old 02-01-2009, 08:25 PM   #236 (permalink)
K20z3Ramirez
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Originally Posted by Wakeboarder11 View Post
80 ft/lbs is basically the pressure applied to the wheel by each lugnut.

Buy a torque wrench and set it to 80 ft/lbs and basically when your tightening it, the wrench will "snap" when you reached the required tightness which signals you that you dont have to go any further.
Will do! Damn...i didnt know that there is a certain limit to the pressure that you have to apply to the lug nuts when reinstalling the wheels, normally i would just think to tighten the lugs nuts till it feels tight but not extremly tight, thanks for the info! I should be painting my calipers sometime withnin the next few months. Again, thanks for the DIY.
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