Torque Wrench Settings For Wheel Nuts - What To Torque My Nuts To?

[robo1968]

I know this sounds really basic but just wanted to check. In the torque chart from Westfield-world they recommend 65 ft/lb for the wheel nuts. Is this right? - seems a bit low to me. What do WSCC members torque their nuts to?

[stephenh]

65 lbs/ft. :t-up:

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Sounds fine to me, sure you're not thinking of the NM figure? Around 85 NM is fairly common!which would be a little less than 65 ft/lb

[robo1968]

Yeah, Westfield-world state 90nm or 65 ft/lb's. Ok I guess that's right then, I was just surprised how low it is.

[rocket_rabbit]

Well, you wouldn't catch me doing them that low. Depends on what wheel/nuts you are using I suppose. I'd seriously be looking at 90lbs/ft minimum.

[SteveD]

Stud Size Typical Torque Range

in Ft/Lbs Minimum Number of Turns

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=107

[stephenh]

Well I'm going on what Mark Walker at the Westfield factory told me. Think he is the man who would know!!

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

I'm going off the value printed in my Westfield build manual; a figure, coincidentally, similar to that in the handbooks for most of the cars I've ever owned!

[Matt Seabrook]

Been disused before http://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/34590-wheel-nut-torqueand-toyo-proxes/page__view__findpost__p__337665

[Martin Keene]

Been disused before http://forum.wscc.co...post__p__337665

What Matt said... In the absence of any other information I always use 100Nm on tintops as well as Westfields and it has never been in a issue in ~16 years.

[Mike H]

FT is my usual recommendation !

[Hammy]

You need to be careful not to over tighten as the nut can then damage the alloy seat of the wheel . So correct torque is good

But then again I left one too loose once...