It takes what, another 5 mins to torque them??? Its your wheels, rotors, and pads...The wheels/tires are the only thing connecting everything above it to the ground...So why not just take the extra minute to do it?
I am using my 500 foot pound impact so I dont think it will be a problem. HAHAHAHA and no I am not worried about breaking a lug stud because I dont have pussy axles anymore.
I take it down to Winston Tire or other reputable tire stores and have qualified mechanics do the work. It's much safer this way. The owner's manual says so.
Yeah....
I have always on all my cars and such used the bar and tightened untill MY NUTS felt kind of funny then well after the swelling went down, figured that they were tight!
Of course you try to criss-cross as best as possible to "walk" the bolt circle....right?
I take it down to Winston Tire or other reputable tire stores and have qualified mechanics do the work. It's much safer this way. The owner's manual says so.
I never torque mine. I use a 4-way or breaker bar. Never had problems. All our vehicles are 4WD though…..
I read a service bulletin recently in a tech mag and it stated that use of impacts, even with torque sticks could cause rotor warping problems on late model cars. What often happens is that the service tech tightens one lug nut with the wheel slightly unseated off the wheel hub. The nut tends to grab and hold the wheel in the cocked position. Then he slams another lug nut on and pulls the wheel over, stressing the first stud. This and other lug nuts randomly installed and tightened can warp the thin rotors on late model cars.
I don’t think this is much concern on the beefier wheel hubs and rotors we deal with….
I use a torque wrench (don't you just love 8 lug axles...)
I have a pretty good feel for it as well, but sometimes, if i'm a bit tired, i wouldn't stress the nuts enough, or if i'm somewhat aggrevated i might break something. I just don't risk it.
The key is consistency. It's difficult to do by hand, but I bet you could come close with an impact.
Bryan
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