Re: lug nuts torque settings

["Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>]

> John Fleming wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for the proper torque setting for the wheel lug nuts on a
>
> The torque wrench setting data from the ROM states 74 ft lb. for steel
> wheels and
> 88 ft. lb. for the alloy wheels.
>
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Thats really a lot of torque for wheel lugs, the T/R 3 steel wheels is 45
lbs, trying to get 88 lbs off on the side of the road will never ever work
using a hand lug wrench, maybe a air compressor it will.  "FT"

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