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12-13-2015, 09:04 AM
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   Drives: 2016 camaro ss Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Spring, TX
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140 ft-lbs lug nuts addendum
There's an addendum page that comes in the bag with the owner's manual stating correct wheel lug nut torque is 140 ft-lbs, not the 110 ft-lbs printed in the manual. I was quite surprised as I've never owned a car that wasn't 100 ft-lbs.
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12-13-2015, 09:25 AM
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KaBoom1701
Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012
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I believe they changed the 5th Gen from 120 to 110 as well....
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12-13-2015, 10:13 AM
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Resident Disciple
Drives: 2010 CTS-V 6MN '98 Camaro SS (Sold) Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Roches Point, Ontario, Canada
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My 2010 CTS-V's owner's manual stipulates 140. At one point, the was a GM TSB recommending 158 for the fronts to combat a wheel-clicking problem that some cars had.
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...ut-torque.html Best regards, Elie
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12-13-2015, 10:16 AM
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Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013
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well I'm not doing it, I cant believe this - I'll keep and eye on mine at 110...for a DD....they are so tight now with a breaker bar at 110, I'm not going farther.....
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12-13-2015, 10:56 AM
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Holy crap.. really? I'd never torque a lug nut that tight against anything but a steel wheel.
100 tops for me. Maybe this is to compensate for people that don't realize they have to retorque after driving a bit?? |
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12-13-2015, 11:14 AM
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davet
Drives: 2016 2SS Mosaic Black Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Arlington Texas
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I believe it's been 140 since 2010. I could be mistaken, it may have been 120. I spent 28 years in the tire and wheel business. If GM says 140 I would strongly recommend 140. The thing has 14 mm studs, and obviously it's not going to warp the rotors. Fear of breaking a stud or warping the rotors would be the only real concerns and I don't see either of those being an issue. Personally I would be more concerned with losing a wheel. Just my experience and personal opinion.
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12-13-2015, 08:55 PM
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Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS - M6, NPP, MRC Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Delco, PA
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Not this again... lol.
I've been torquing my lug nuts on my 5th gen to 140 for six years and haven't had a problem - even after the time I let the dealership do it and they over torqued the nuts so bad I had to use my floor jack on the wrench handle for each and every nut just to create enough force to get them moving. |
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