All you guys with your aftermarket rims.........i just ordered some 18's. How many lbs. of torque do I tighten them to? And don't tell me to just tighten them by hand as hard as I can go. Thanks y'all.

 

i think my tire dealer said 100-130 foot pounds. but i could have heard it wrong. hope it helps.

 

Thanks. Im hoping to get a rough idea for torque on aftermarket rims. i just got the 15" steel ones now cuz I didnt want to pay a crap load for the GM rims that aren't really that impressive to begin with. thanks for your input. i appreciate it.

 

115 Foot lb and retorque them in 50 miles.

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when gunning them on us a "yellow" torque stick betwen the impact socket & air gun. and then using a torque wrench have it set a 100 ft./lbs. torque.

 

sweet! I just bought a new torque wrench to do it right. I really really appreciate all your guys' feedback. thank you so much......and keep it comin'!!!

 

Torque only to factory Specs! Look in the owners manual -- 100 ft lbs.

 

tighten them with ur finger that always does the trick lol no 100 ft lbs retorque them at about 50-100 miles just to be safe hope i could help ya!

 

My ADR's said not to be torqued to more then 80Ft/lbs! So mine have been torqued to 80 and rechecked again at 100 miles.

My 100 lb torque stick is white! And torque sticks suck ass. They are horribly wrong!

 

Screw torquing wheels, Impact guns FTW!!!

 

I got a torque stick heh...

 

Thats what i do at the dealership....Impact Gun....FTW!

 

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impact gunning lugnuts almost got me killed.
I had some tires put on at a shop a few years ago on my sunfire....
going down the road at 100km/h i felt a vibration....2 minutes later it got worse so i began slowing down, by the time i was at 30km/h my car began to lope a bit, by the time i hit 15, it was wobbling bad....then at 5km/h my right front wheel was rolling in the ditch beside my car as i slid to a stop.

dont **** with stupid impacts. torque them properly.

 

The Gm Tech Service Manual Says 89 lbs Ft!

 

i like to go finger tight. sometime i may stick a little bit of hubba-bubba on the threads to make them stay on at high speeds.. no problems.. jk.. i go around 115.

 

I torqued mine to 105 ft lbs yesterday. I'll check them again tomorrow.