Check your lug nuts!

[Screamer]

Getting ready for track night.. All the nuts were 1/2 turn loose. 150ft/lb

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[R1Jester]

Wow, isn't this part of the normal PDI process before dealer releases a car??

 

[FTD]

They probably torqued them to ~90 ft/lbs by mistake.

 

[GT_Dave]

The lug nuts do loosen up on these wheels, I've torqued mine and come back after a weekend of tracking or 2 weeks later and they take another 1/8-1/4 turn at 150 ft/lbs. I have not seen this on my other cars.

 

[nastang87xx]

It's good to check torque on aluminum wheels anyway from time to time.

 

[TRACK CRAZY GT350]

Getting ready for track night.. All the nuts were 1/2 turn loose. 150ft/lb

150 seems high is that what Ford recommends?

 

[Zitrosounds]

that's exactly what Ford Performance states in the supplement

 

[jasonstang]

150 ftlbs is Ford being lazy using the exact same specs as the trucks due to same lug size.
I torque mine to 120 ftlbs and they stay tight for more than 2000 miles.
Coming from factory I think they were torqued to 120ft lbs ish.

 

[Hack]

150 ftlbs is Ford being lazy using the exact same specs as the trucks due to same lug size.
I torque mine to 120 ftlbs and they stay tight for more than 2000 miles.
Coming from factory I think they were torqued to 120ft lbs ish.

Why do you say it's lazy?

 

[GT_Dave]

This system on the GT 350 needs every bit of 150 foot pounds of torque on the lug nuts. There is a legitimate reason behind the specification .

 

[krt22]

150 ftlbs is Ford being lazy using the exact same specs as the trucks due to same lug size.
I torque mine to 120 ftlbs and they stay tight for more than 2000 miles.
Coming from factory I think they were torqued to 120ft lbs ish.

lol ok all knowing ford engineer :lol:

 

[nastang87xx]

^^What you said. 150 is 150. There are some things where you can get away with fudging but where the rubber meets the road...I'm not going to take my chances. Hope you don't run into issues.

 

[nastang87xx]

This system on the GT 350 needs every bit of 150 foot pounds of torque on the lug nuts. There is a legitimate reason behind the specification .

It's not just the 350. Standard GT's are 150 too.

 

[cj428]

14.5mm

 

[B17drvr]

They are torqued at 150 from the factory. Lug nuts do loosen over time on all vehicles. I check mine regularly on all my cars. At the track I torque them twice a day.
My motorhome has stickers at each wheel warning to torque them regularly. They are 450 foot pounds!

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