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Oct 13, 2009 | 08:02 PM

#21

xray99

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And you'll have problems with whatever you replace it with.
Vehicles = problems, thats a given.

Can't exactly blame the truck for spinning off a wheel with improperly torqued lugs.

Oct 13, 2009 | 08:22 PM

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Mega-Hemi

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Originally Posted by 004x41500

steel wheels can do the same thing, ive seen it happen many times. the best thing to do, is get a wheel, with a lug hole sized properly for your lug bolts, and maintain proper tq.

I'll second this one. I've seen this many times before. The most common cause, people using an impact to put wheels on and not torquing(sp) them properly. Can't say too much though, done it myself many times.

Oct 13, 2009 | 09:46 PM

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004x41500

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Originally Posted by Last of the 5.9s

ya, but if your like me, you got a feel for it, i can get it pretty damn close though, but i still go back and tq any lug/bolt down to 90 ft. lbs. whether it be alum. or steel wheel, aftermarket, or OE

Oct 13, 2009 | 10:49 PM

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Laramie1997

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Every Aluminum wheel I've ever torqued likes to back off about 100 miles down the road. Seems that once you go ahead an re-torque about 3-4 times, they stay put. Steel wheels aren't as bad, but they are still known to back off. (I know I know, ECHO!!!)

My point here is, it's a strong possibility that they lugs were OVER torqued. That could have stretched the hole out enough to allow play. There is a reason why it's general rule of thumb to re-torque the wheels at every oil change, or at least check the torque.

I bet I could go out side now and my lugs wouldn't be at the 100 foot pounds that I set them at a week ago.

Oct 13, 2009 | 11:08 PM

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2001Ram

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Wow, someone up there likes you lol. Nice save dude

Oct 14, 2009 | 12:08 AM

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004x41500

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well you know, God does like his 2nd gen rams.

Oct 14, 2009 | 12:31 AM

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Now I'm not a religious man but don't take the lords name in vain.

Oct 14, 2009 | 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by 95RAM360

damn, i had something like that happen, except i was goin 80 in a pontiac sunfire, and the rear tire blew out, and i lost control, luckily didnt hit anyone or anything.,

but having it happen in a rear wheel drive truck, and the studs breaking, yea you did get really lucky

Luckily for me, it was a near miss. I was 15 at the time and my friend's older brother had a Cuda that we took out of the garage and out for a joy ride one night to see how fast it would go. We got it up to around 140 mph before being scared shipless as the car was not handling right. On the way home, the front passenger wheel sheared off and the tire wedged up into the wheel well.

The older brother came and got it and informed us that we were lucky to be alive as he was doing work to it (reason why it was in the garage) and there were only a few lugs that were only hand tight. Talk about dodging a bullet.