I guess you can't see any problems at all when your head is in the sand.
Oh, I make no claims as to the validity of the "approximately 30% higher" statement that was previously posted by someone else... I merely pointed out that the inverse of 130% is ~77%, not 70%.
I always take my own socket, and 65lb torque stick with me, and watch to make sure they use them. The torque stick limits to 65, forcing the correct torque to be done by hand with a torque wrench. I've actually seen a couple of tire shops that also used their own torque sticks this same process as their SOP. A local Discount Tire was one of them.
That is a good idea if the shop will go along with it. If they use their own 65 sticks it is probably ok too. Other than that, torque sticks can be fairly accurate but only if calibrated with a particular impact wrench at a certain air pressure and any other variables. Even a 65 could be tightening the nut to 100 depending on the impact tool used.
Hi guys, it's a little harder to obtain correct lug nuts here in Australia especially since Ford went metric with them, and ordering Gorilla lugs costs an arm and a leg as we get shafted with postage. However i wanted to ask has anyone used the Ford Performance lugs that are standard equipment on the Ford GT, they too cost a heap but i can get them here for virtually the same price as you do when the $ is converted i.e. I save the postage cost which is substantial. I know they are expensive, even in your world but i would like your opinion before i proceed. Cheers Steve.
That’s what I have been running. If you don’t mind the look they are a good quality, solid lug. Since there is no cap you can use the ARP extended studs without issue.
In that vein, perhaps Mall of Georgia Ford needs to take RIBS's lug nut and set that up as a display in the employee break room as a reminder to do even the little details of the job correctly.
