I appreciate your rebuttal only good can come from this,it is not my intent to disparage brake/shock/tire type of businesss i stated use caution,most shops do put 'em on right however as this (broken studs) are a severe safety issue I thought it was prudent to be cautious....corvettes are cars that by their nature are driven to their limits more than any other american car.and as such making sure things are right is paramount.Awareness on both the public and private sector should make this a non issue.

 

[QUOTE=K RIPPER;1571228750]You should ALWAYS follow factory service manual specs.,that said speaking from 40 years exp. in the trade.... lube or not lube the threads,... has not compromised a wheel stud in my entire career a 1/2 inch stud being over torqued by 30 ft lbs. will not affect the integrity of the stud. whats important in threads are good and clean go to final torque in at least two steps and always observe a cris-cross pattern when tightening wheels,....used studs i clean w/wire brush and a small dab never seize,new studs dry. new aftermarket wheels,install, torque drive couple miles loosen torque again then appx. 50 mile loosen torque again I've put new wheels on torqued to specs drive 15 mile only to discover missing lugs use caution when going to large tire/brake chain stores as they usually have large air compressors with big line pressure I've seen more studs fail after wheels are taken off and put back on they usually have shop guns(ingersol rand super duty,, earthquake ect.) that are stud killers as they run into lugs that are difficult to remove sometimes when busy they just whack your lugs on and send you on your way then you get a flat and when you remove the tire 3 of 5 studs breaks. just remind them to torque the lugs if they know you are aware they will use a torque limiting socket.to be safe you should retorque yourself.last if you are very hard on brakes as evidenced by black rotors and crumbling or cracked discolored brake pads a good idea to replace studs at time of brake job.no scientific data to back up this postjust a lifetime in the auto/truck trade[/QUOT