Wheel Torque 96 DX Coupe....

[AlbusAngelus]

Torque Specs on the Lug's of 96 DX Coupe... got all the tires off now cleaning everything and... um... need to put them back on...lol

Thanks!

 

[AliasNeo]

i think its 80 ft lbs but dont quote me on that...

 

[AlbusAngelus]

i think its 80 ft lbs but dont quote me on that...

Thanks man 80 will work... lol

 

[Svr_Civic]

lol dont quote him, u might warpe ur rim if its to much lol

 

[nickcivic27]

google it !

 

[Billy.]

80lb/ft, it should be "snug" with a 16"-18" tire iron

NEVER USE IMPACT GUNS WITH LUG KEYS
ive learned from experience

 

[AliasNeo]

so yea i was right lol

 

[Blazed]

lol tighten it till the mother clicks...
but yeh 74-80 ft/lbs

 

[J32a2OwnsU]

Theres a torque measurement for LUGNUTS?

Come the f**k on people, tighten them shits up till you cant move them anymore... jesus.

Who the f**k can warp a rim by tightening lugnuts?

Seriously I have never seen/heard of such a thing EVAR!!!!! lol

 

[Blazed]

yeh there is torque specifications for the lug nuts...
if u make them too tight u'll get warped rotors snapped studs..etc...
but yeh rule of thumb for any bolt though is u stop when it clicks..

 

[J32a2OwnsU]

wow, I NEVER heard of that.. Not one mechanic i know has EVER looked at a book, whipped otu the torque wrench, NOTHING to put wheels back on..

Oh well, I guess you learn something everyday!

 

[Blazed]

they dont..i havent till this day..but there is one..

infact mechanics just put on the impact and tighten it till it doesn't anymore..

 

[AlbusAngelus]

Does the fact they are alum rims make a diff in the torque? They are junk ALT rims.... I don't have paper work as they were on the car when I bought them I checked their site too... nothin?

 

[AlbusAngelus]

Um oh and the not using a torque wrench.... My uncle just had his tires changed not to long ago ...at sears... (its my uncle ) and they didn't torque em...at 70 on the highway he lost a tire flew and a semiwindshield and he spun off the road..... Luckily no-one was hurt....just shaken...

I think I'll torque my tires.....

 

[itsmycookie]

Um oh and the not using a torque wrench.... My uncle just had his tires changed not to long ago ...at sears... (its my uncle ) and they didn't torque em...at 70 on the highway he lost a tire flew and a semiwindshield and he spun off the road..... Luckily no-one was hurt....just shaken...
I think I'll torque my tires.....

and you didn;t sue them?!!! are you CRAZY! you could have gotten so much money out of them...

 

[Billy.]

wow, I NEVER heard of that.. Not one mechanic i know has EVER looked at a book, whipped otu the torque wrench, NOTHING to put wheels back on..

Oh well, I guess you learn something everyday!

motorsport shops are the only shops that i have ever seen use a torque wrench on lugs.

as for stripping threads from a bolt or warping/cracking wheels, its possible to do with a long enough wrench. the honda tire iron (12" i think) that came in the little black pouch in your trunk just wont do that kind of damage

 

[Blazed]

Um oh and the not using a torque wrench.... My uncle just had his tires changed not to long ago ...at sears... (its my uncle ) and they didn't torque em...at 70 on the highway he lost a tire flew and a semiwindshield and he spun off the road..... Luckily no-one was hurt....just shaken...

I think I'll torque my tires.....

haha this happened to me..like back in 2000..
on my accord..we had just dropped it the night before...and i guess lugs on one wheel weren't tight enough..
all 4 of them bitches came off inthe 3rd lane of a 4 lane hway...and my wheel came out and went in bet my fender gap..
come out..and see the lugs lying there chillen..

moral of the story..dont trust any`1 else with ur lugs..tighten them bishes urself