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Troque wrench settings

Old Apr 30, 2012 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by hardcharger77
Thought this sounded different than what I read in my '10 owners manual, so I looked it up:
Good catch.

Yeah, I guess I tightened mine at either 100 or 110ft/lbs.?? 130 is too tight IMO for aluminum whels on a 1500 with 9/16" studs. Anything over 95ft/lbs is fine for light duty trucks with Aluminum wheels.
Dodge is all over the place with their reccomended tightness, so I suppose if you strictly obide by the manual, then do the 135ft/lbs. I promise you mine will never go that tight. I've hauled ALOT of weight and towed ALOT of loads. Never have my wheels come loose from lack of torque.

I think the reason they say go that tight is because if your at the dealership, your not going to go back in 50 or 100miles to double check the torque on all the nuts again. Extra tight ensures no looseness if you never plan on re checking them.
 
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