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      07-03-2022, 09:44 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by chris719 View Post
Larger fastener, higher torque spec. I'd torque to 140. But honestly, for wheels, anything works as long as it's not loose and not stripping the threads and able to be removed. I go 10% higher because I don't know if my wrench is accurate and there's probably not going to be an issue with a bit more torque. Most shops use an impact gun and put them on so tight they are nearly impossible to take off and you rarely hear of issues.
If a shop uses an impact on my car I don't go back.

I think for my purposes 80 ft/lb would be just fine, so going 101 is really over-torqued a bit.
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