Subject	He had 80ft-lbs of torque on those and it was
Posted by	kuah@splparts.com on April 23, 2007 at 1:53 PM
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In Reply To	Torque-specs are so silly. That's really not safe! posted by Scotts94z32 on April 23, 2007 at 10:48 AM
Message	the Nissan studs that sheared, not the lug nuts. He kept breaking Nissan studs no matter how carefully he installed them and tightened the lug nuts. He now runs ARP studs w/ Gorrilla open end lug nuts, no issues.
Follow Ups	Where to buy Lug nuts for After market wheels? Thanks (n/m) - Eishozzzz 05:18:06 04/23/07 just buy some open end lug nuts. i'm using buddy club ones. - Twin Turbine Z32 05:50:49 04/23/07 How about these Gorilla ones? - Eishozzzz 06:07:29 04/23/07 Gorilla type ones... - Jmartz 08:13:22 04/23/07 That's not very smart. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 08:22:09 04/23/07 That's about the stupidest thing I've read today. (n/m) - Guapo 09:43:06 04/23/07 Torque-specs are so silly. That's really not safe! - Scotts94z32 10:48:25 04/23/07 OMG...LOL, 80 ft lbs FTW! - NobleZ 11:29:41 04/23/07 agreed, but can he do this?: - vorpalZ 12:07:27 04/23/07 He had 80ft-lbs of torque on those and it was - kuah@splparts.com 13:53:20 04/23/07 That sounds like a huge safety issue for Nissan - AZHeat 14:27:54 04/23/07 wheels not hub centric (n/m) - Luke@tirerack 07:20:03 04/24/07 So... your cool with "fragile" nuts? :/ (n/m) - zboost(NoVA) 11:33:31 04/23/07 maybe u should have studied metallurgy instead of chemistry (n/m) - Gizmo 11:37:07 04/23/07 Shirley you are joking. If not, that's unwise. (n/m) - RSR 13:34:52 04/23/07 Avoid open end. (n/m) - Neogenesis 07:39:37 04/23/07 2nd (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 08:04:13 04/23/07 What is your logic used in making that statement? (n/m) - boileralum 09:36:56 04/23/07 My open ended locking lug nut left the wheel stud exposed - BigTDogg (MA) 10:20:51 04/23/07 I agree with the rust statement. - pieboy100 11:04:51 04/23/07 Anti-seize on wheel studs is a very bad idea (n/m) - Luke@tirerack 07:21:01 04/24/07 Why is it a bad, and if so what do you use? (n/m) - pieboy100 14:42:46 04/24/07 I've had no issues on my civic w/ open lugs. Granted, I - boileralum 00:46:07 04/24/07
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