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BowlingSS · 05-01-2011, 11:43 AM

I just removed my front wheel and at first set my torque to 100ft/lbs. After reading this I re-torqued the wheel to 140. It was not that tight when I took it off.

Bill

2010SLVRBULIT · 05-01-2011, 11:54 AM

I do 110-120 and call it a day(check periodically), don't wanna break the studs off..

StellarAuto · 05-01-2012, 08:02 AM

Ok so it's been one year to the day. Has anyone experienced warped rotors @ 140 ft/lbs?

nyrfan · 05-01-2012, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StellarAuto

Ok so it's been one year to the day. Has anyone experienced warped rotors @ 140 ft/lbs?

Mine have been @ 140lbs for 10 months now, no issues at all.

StellarAuto · 05-01-2012, 08:12 AM

Cool. Thx for the update. The Jap cars I work on warp @ anything over 100 (thin rotors &/or soft metal!).

Rudy@Tirerack · 05-01-2012, 03:48 PM

140 Ft-Lbs is the number we have in our manuals as well.

StellarAuto · 05-01-2012, 08:51 PM

Thx, Rudy. I appreciate your advice. BTW I recommend my customers order their tires from you and have them drop shipped to my shop for installation. This way they get the exact tire they prefer, installed, at the lowest prices!

edgehead2000 · 05-01-2012, 09:34 PM

When I had mine retorqued at Discount Tire, I was told that their table said 140; anything else would create a liability issue for the companies that don't go by it.

So Cal Camaro · 05-01-2012, 09:47 PM

You guys still talking about torque for lugnuts...this is comedy how long this has gone on...read the manual, then decide. I torque mine at 100lbs and had no issues...the world is not going to end if you deviate from 140lbs...move on to a new topic to obsess over...

OUR72GTO · 05-01-2012, 09:58 PM

Lets put 40% less oil in too!

Then see what happens.

Why bother reading the manual.

So Cal Camaro · 05-01-2012, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OUR72GTO

Lets put 40% less oil in too!

Then see what happens.

Why bother reading the manual.

Not the same thing genius, I use keyed tuner lugnuts, 140 will destroy the key, so 100lbs is the deal.

OUR72GTO · 05-02-2012, 12:10 AM

That's not what you said above.

Rudy@Tirerack · 05-02-2012, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StellarAuto

Thx, Rudy. I appreciate your advice. BTW I recommend my customers order their tires from you and have them drop shipped to my shop for installation. This way they get the exact tire they prefer, installed, at the lowest prices!

Great! Feel free to give my name and extension if you have any customers needing help.

1hotchevy · 05-02-2012, 09:22 AM

SO CAL, why dont you troll someplace else. i actually liked getting the update info as i wasnt on this blog a year ago. thanks to the folks that gave us the information and to the crybabys go back to mommy or find something else to do.

05-01-2011, 11:43 AM	#43
BowlingSS Camaro Owner Since 1987 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS L99 RJT Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 2,185	I just removed my front wheel and at first set my torque to 100ft/lbs. After reading this I re-torqued the wheel to 140. It was not that tight when I took it off. Bill __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS L99 RJT CAI, Inc. Cold Air Induction;ADM Scoop Rx Catch Can;Rx Breather;Roto-Fab Washer Container VMax Ported RJT Throttle Body XSPower Headers and XSPower 3" Exhaust System Elite Engineering Tunnel Brace, Gorilla Wheel Lock System; Bear Rotors, Hawk HPS Tinted Windows 35%;EFILive Tune

05-01-2012, 08:02 AM	#45
StellarAuto Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tulsa, Ok Posts: 193 View My Garage	Ok so it's been one year to the day. Has anyone experienced warped rotors @ 140 ft/lbs? __________________ Going as fast as my accountant will let me!

05-01-2012, 08:12 AM	#47
StellarAuto Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tulsa, Ok Posts: 193 View My Garage	Cool. Thx for the update. The Jap cars I work on warp @ anything over 100 (thin rotors &/or soft metal!). __________________ Going as fast as my accountant will let me!

05-01-2012, 08:51 PM	#49
StellarAuto Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tulsa, Ok Posts: 193 View My Garage	Thx, Rudy. I appreciate your advice. BTW I recommend my customers order their tires from you and have them drop shipped to my shop for installation. This way they get the exact tire they prefer, installed, at the lowest prices! __________________ Going as fast as my accountant will let me!

05-01-2012, 09:47 PM	#51
So Cal Camaro So Cal Race Team Drives: 2013 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny So Cal Posts: 3,584	You guys still talking about torque for lugnuts...this is comedy how long this has gone on...read the manual, then decide. I torque mine at 100lbs and had no issues...the world is not going to end if you deviate from 140lbs...move on to a new topic to obsess over... __________________

05-01-2011, 11:54 AM	#44
2010SLVRBULIT Drives: G5(LLT) & C6(LS3) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MARS Posts: 7,527 View My Garage	I do 110-120 and call it a day(check periodically), don't wanna break the studs off..

05-01-2012, 03:48 PM	#48
Rudy@Tirerack Drives: 1-800-428-8355 X4664 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: rudy@tirerack.com Posts: 1,186	140 Ft-Lbs is the number we have in our manuals as well.

05-01-2012, 09:34 PM	#50
edgehead2000 2016 Camaro 1LT 2.0T Drives: Nemesis Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 844	When I had mine retorqued at Discount Tire, I was told that their table said 140; anything else would create a liability issue for the companies that don't go by it.

05-01-2012, 09:58 PM	#52
OUR72GTO 2010 SIM Beige RS 6M Drives: SIM RS 6M 66 Corvair Silverado LTZ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kamloops,British Columbia Posts: 4,677	Lets put 40% less oil in too! Then see what happens. Why bother reading the manual. __________________ CAMARO.. 2010 The Heart Beat is back in CHEVROLET Now let's put it back in America

05-02-2012, 12:10 AM	#54
OUR72GTO 2010 SIM Beige RS 6M Drives: SIM RS 6M 66 Corvair Silverado LTZ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kamloops,British Columbia Posts: 4,677	That's not what you said above. __________________ CAMARO.. 2010 The Heart Beat is back in CHEVROLET Now let's put it back in America

05-02-2012, 09:22 AM	#56
1hotchevy Scottish Knight Drives: RS/2SS 6 speed manual Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Washington State Posts: 330 View My Garage	SO CAL, why dont you troll someplace else. i actually liked getting the update info as i wasnt on this blog a year ago. thanks to the folks that gave us the information and to the crybabys go back to mommy or find something else to do. __________________

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