Lug nut torque unique to what?

[JohnBoyNC]

What determines what the torque should be when tightening the lug nuts? 150 ft/lb has always sounded on the extreme side of things and I just got new lug nuts, which don't seem as heavy duty as the stock ones I am don't want to over torque them.

Is it the wheel (least likely IMO), the nut itself, the stud or a combo of the stud and the nut?

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[VinnAY]

Its the 14mm stud that calls for the 150ft/lbs of torque.

 

[wildcatgoal]

^ See above. The size of the bolt. Don't worry about it, just do it.

 

[Need4SpeedMotors]

Its the stud size that determines, for aftermarket applications we do 100 ft lbs on the S550.

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