What are the Torque requirements for a 4x4 with 16's?

 

If you're talking about lugnuts it mght be in your user manual. But most people just tighten them down like...

Twist all the nuts on then use the air tool to tighten them down so they're very loosely tightened(in a star pattern). Then do the star pattern again tightening each one for 2 seconds. repeat once and if your truck is on a lift or the tires are off the ground(wait they have to be off hte ground...) hit the sides of your tires just to make sure they aren't loose somehow.
If you really want the torque specs and no one knows just search the internet.

Aaron

 

i wouldnt use air tools on aluminum wheels, its a good way to damage them. the torque specs for ANY bolt that contact aluminum is much lower than say on a steel wheel. some one here should have a service manual that will tell what exactly you need on an aluminum wheel. im going to edit your title some to clarify

 

Good point didn't realize he was talking about aluminum wheels. I wouldn't worry still though, just don't keep on tightening down the lug nuts to the point in 6 months they'll be stuck on. Torque tightening is the best, if you actually have a torque wrench.

 

yeah, ive got one... the thing that is shocking is that in my manual it doent have it

I looked at my dads lexus manual to see what thouse wheels were torqued to... so i have it set at 75...

 

It's 100 lb-ft. In your owner's manual.

 

i checked the owners manual online and didnt see it. 100 seems a little high for aluminum wheels ??

 

My 03 owner's manual says 100 lb-ft on page 166. In the section about changing tires.

 

cool thx... my owners manual doesnt have the torque specs...

 

yeah, its 100 ft/lbs of torque it doesnt matter what kind of wheel you have, does matter what size wheel you have, doesnt matter if youre 4x4 or not. im pretty sure ALL rangers and explorers (or at least 90 and up) and pretty much any for 5 lug bolt pattern is 100 ft/lbs of torque. it depends on the angle of the acorn lug, the pitch of the stud, and the thickness of the stud and obviously ford uses the same studs in MANY different applications.

a rule of thumb that i kind of have is with lug nut studs, is that for every number of studs there are, you can add 20 ft/lbs. so lets say 4 lug, would be 80 ft/lbs, 5 lug, 100ft/lbs. and if youre off 5-10 ft lbs, chances are that you cant even notice with a torque stick cause theyre arent EXETREMELY accurate.

and with german cars with bolts intstead of studs itll be either 89-90 on cars and 90-100 on SUVs and vans.

saturns with bolts will be 100 ft/lbs.

 

Look in the section called "Roadside Emergencies" and page through the section on changing a tire. I found it in about a minute.

 

so do the heavy duty trucks with 6 or 8 lugs....are they torqued to 120 and 140?

torqueing them is cool..u could roll O.G. and just tighten them down with the wrench and socket till it wont turn anymore

 

i didnt think torqueing(sp) them didnt matter that much. ive always spun the tire iron on the lug until it stops and then give it a bit more twist and thats never failed.

 

thats just my rule of thumb for most cars/ passenser vehicles and light trucks, but depends on the truck you are toqueing.

a few examples:
ford super duties: usually 160 ft/lbs.
ford 150s with 14mm studs, 150, with 12 mm studs, 100
dodge dakotas and 1500s, 110
new dodge 2500s and up 135,
pretty much all chevy 6 lugs, 140.



and then you have the crapper cars. aka ford festivas, geo metros.

usually those are only like 55 ft lbs.

 

they obviously dont need too much holding power for those 13 inch steel-ies....

 

not to mention the stud are probably really weak. i mean they are really skinny compared to any other stud

 

100 is what you need to torque them at

i work at costco in the tire center and i have to say that we are the only place that i know of that actually torques the lug nuts. we leave are guns at level 2 and lightly put them on and then torque them. a lot of shops will leave their guns at like 5 and hammer them on, this is bad because they are overtorqueing them.

just because it is 5 lug doesn't mean that it is 100lb. cars tend to run around the 70's and 80's and super dutys are up in the 140's. though supergildo's idea is close on some cars it will not be perfect. if you have a question on a specific vehicle then let me know and i will try to find out the torque for you.

 

I work at discount tires and have worked there for quite the long time and previous to that worked at Big O tires for quite a long time, we also torque our vehicles after hittting the lugs on with torque sticks.


this I dea is a rule of thumb. somthing I use for cars the have no guide for torque on the charts. and its also just an idea of what certain cars should be at a certain range.

 

Gil sorry if i sounded a little rude! i didn't mean to sound that way.

I am very happy to see that you also torque your vehicles, if the cars that you get in are anything like mine then you have to know how many lugs are over-torqued!

 

And you guys, not you exactly but in general, still overtorque everything I've ever broght in.

 

most people dont know how to use a torque wrench properly, ESPECIALLY when they try to hurry. so yes i agree most cars are overtorqued.

 

Is the torque different for 20" aluminum rims with ⅞ lugs at a 60% pitch

 

Don't worry. I know that the tire on the rims now are tesla only rubber. But the taller ones are actually cheaper and will look great when done. Keep hitting me up for updated photos so I remember to at least show the build. Next is painting in bed liner.
So was just checking but I have built a living nightmare truck. 80% done the beast and was long time putting in exact specs for the wheels that I had acquired. S series tesla rims 255/ 40R 20 -101w they are really great for the look I'm going for. It is a lot of work for all the wheel bearings need to be replaced because of the change in force from the inch ½ wheel spacers. I'm finally coming to the end and would like a second or third opinion on torque specs on the ½-20 ⅞ hex xl bulge acorn lug. These monsters are hard to find and the 14mm stud with that huge acorn that tesla has I had to go as large as I could find. They fit perfectly but unsure of how far to torque them.

I think the black out with bes liner is going well

Oh yes just a bit of power stuffed in. 14,000 watt system to make it Stand out when you cant see her at night

 

What are you driving that has 7/8" lugs?

My 15" Alcoa wheels (aluminum) are listed at 100 ft-lbs in my manual. I think they are 1/2" studs. I don't know the angle.

 

The tesla upgrade is a tuff one I don't know if you have much experience in matching up wheels from other make and model vehicles but the 20" s series tesla rims are a bit of a challenge but have everything matched up ro crossover spec. Just need to know the torque specs for 20" aluminum rims with ⅞ hex lugs on a ½-20 stud xl bulge acorn 60% . I know all that individual stats change the spec and would like some info on a professional level.