Subject	Do you just handtighten enough, then put car on ground?
Posted by	Mike (La Canada) on February 11, 2003 at 10:31 PM
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In Reply To	What's the proper way to torque wheels to avoid brake warp? posted by Bernie on February 11, 2003 at 05:23 PM
Message	I tighten the lugs as much as possible with the car in the air then, I put the car down enough that the wheels won't rotate, but not all of the car's weight, and tighten them to 95-100lbs. When I got the larger wheels and the aftermarket lightweight lugs, it was recommemnded to me to up the lbs. Don't think your rotors are warped. I've also heard that if you upgrade to good tention rods, rather than the the rubber one we have, that will minimalize the road feel thru the wheel. These big rotors over emphasize any runout we may have in the whole suspension/brake system. www.tredproductions.com
Follow Ups	What's the proper way to torque wheels to avoid brake warp? - Bernie 17:23:48 02/11/03 oh, btw, I also go so far as to make sure the wheel is even - Bernie 17:24:50 02/11/03 80 ft/lbs. - ownerofz 17:26:43 02/11/03 72-87ft-lbs (n/m) - ZBlacktt 17:31:27 02/11/03 oh my god... wow... lol... - Ted(Snowflake Customs) 17:36:05 02/11/03 i always heard that you shouldn't use lubricant b/c it - 3 double-0 ZX(Va Bch) 17:30:24 02/11/03 I hand tighten then go to 80 ft/lbs - sbsTT(MD) 17:33:23 02/11/03 Sounds like the way I do it - do you need a hub centric ring - YugoBernie (NoVA) 17:41:15 02/11/03 i don't think it's a hub centering issue because the ride is - Bernie 17:54:51 02/11/03 Spin the lug nuts on handtight and 2 step the torque - DAYTONAZ 17:58:53 02/11/03 one thing i just noticed.. the problem is a vague question - 3 double-0 ZX(Va Bch) 20:58:59 02/11/03 hmm... i'd respectfully disagree. shimmy in steering wheel - Bernie 21:12:40 02/11/03 Rings are cheap & certainly won't hurt - worth a try. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 21:44:37 02/11/03 Do you just handtighten enough, then put car on ground? - Mike (La Canada) 22:31:22 02/11/03 i do it exactly how you described... as tight as possible in - Bernie 10:45:31 02/12/03 I do one round at 70 then go right to 95lbs (n/m) - Mike (La Canada) 21:59:33 02/12/03 get torque sticks (n/m) - ZEngineer 02:10:11 02/12/03 hmm... what are those and where can i get them? (n/m) - Bernie 10:45:46 02/12/03 search with my name and "torque sticks" (n/m) - ZEngineer 02:17:25 02/13/03
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