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Old Sep 2, 2014 | 01:54 AM
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I'm going to test fit my new wheels, but first does anybody know what to torque projects kics wheel nuts to?
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Old Sep 2, 2014 | 02:13 AM
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Quick Google looks like 75-80ft-lb but should say something on the packaging.
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Old Sep 2, 2014 | 05:52 AM
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it's all in Japanese unfortunately but the only thing that resembles torque values is 103Nm (10.5kgf.m) and I don't know if that is the one I want.
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Old Sep 2, 2014 | 12:42 PM
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Seems like they are made from overpriced chocolate. Sell them and get some real wheel nuts. Steel ones I do upto 110lbs/ft. I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole.
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Old Sep 2, 2014 | 12:47 PM
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im not sure why anyone on earth would buy alloy wheel nuts???

please sell them and get some steel ones, once youve done them up and loosened them a couple of times youve already done stress to the aluminum and its really not good!
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Old Sep 2, 2014 | 11:38 PM
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I'm beginning to wonder why I bought my Work ally nuts now having stripped the thread on one on only the second time I tightened them!! If I could find the same colour in steel I would get them but not seen any
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Old Sep 3, 2014 | 03:52 AM
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The main body is made from scm435 which is steel? It's just the outer body that's alloy to make it lighter. Anyways I have read that problems can occur if over tightened which is why I'll be using a torque wrench to do them up.
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Originally Posted by Ultra_Nexus
Seems like they are made from overpriced chocolate. Sell them and get some real wheel nuts. Steel ones I do upto 110lbs/ft. I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole.

Hmmmmmmmmmm :s
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Old Sep 3, 2014 | 01:33 PM
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Why wouldn't 80 ft-lbs work? They do for stock lug nuts?
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Old Sep 4, 2014 | 12:21 AM
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103Nm is fine, that's about what I have been torquing all my nuts to for years without any problems (including aluminum ones).
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