Torque on the wheel nuts?
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Per my Haynes manual, 2004 and earlier trucks--135 ft-lbs, 2005 and later--95 ft-lbs. OEM rotors be damned; if they warp it's because they're made of inferior steel and it'll happen even if you put your lug nuts on hand tight. On every vehicle I've ever owned that still had the OEM rotors they got pitched on the first brake job--they're not even worth getting turned because they'll just warp again, probably more easily the second time around with less material on them. I usually check my lug nuts for proper torque periodically too--I had a Weld Draglite wheel on my Buick Grand National get damaged and almost fall off the car while driving around town because I had neglected to keep up on that. 2 lug nuts got lost and the other 3 were close to coming off, and the wheel was damaged from slapping back and forth. The lug nuts had all been torqued properly when the wheel was installed on the car earlier in the season. Ever since then I check the GN's lug nuts monthly when it's not in storage, and my other vehicles I check whenever I do general maintenance. Below is a pic for those not familiar with the Weld Draglite. Yeah, I almost cried at what happened to the wheel and what could've happened to the car if it would have come off completely.
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Per my Haynes manual, 2004 and earlier trucks--135 ft-lbs, 2005 and later--95 ft-lbs. OEM rotors be damned; if they warp it's because they're made of inferior steel and it'll happen even if you put your lug nuts on hand tight. On every vehicle I've ever owned that still had the OEM rotors they got pitched on the first brake job--they're not even worth getting turned because they'll just warp again, probably more easily the second time around with less material on them. I usually check my lug nuts for proper torque periodically too--I had a Weld Draglite wheel on my Buick Grand National get damaged and almost fall off the car while driving around town because I had neglected to keep up on that. 2 lug nuts got lost and the other 3 were close to coming off, and the wheel was damaged from slapping back and forth. The lug nuts had all been torqued properly when the wheel was installed on the car earlier in the season. Ever since then I check the GN's lug nuts monthly when it's not in storage, and my other vehicles I check whenever I do general maintenance. Below is a pic for those not familiar with the Weld Draglite. Yeah, I almost cried at what happened to the wheel and what could've happened to the car if it would have come off completely.