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Old Dec 7, 2020 | 07:36 AM
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What do you guys torque your wheels too?
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Old Dec 7, 2020 | 07:58 AM
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Per the OEM manual -- 100 ft. Lbs
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Old Dec 7, 2020 | 07:59 AM
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!00 ft lb-ft just like the owners manual says...
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Perfect! Thank you!
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100 ft lbs has been the standard for many years, up until the C8.
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I torque mine to 110 lbs on the 12x1.50 wheel studs. My Camaro had 14x1.50 and 140 lbs, I was really surprised when I bought my C7 that it had the smaller studs. Maybe its because the C7 is several hundred pounds lighter then my Gen6 2016 Camaro and GM has that figured into their formula for what wheel stud is needed. The Camaro has the same stud as the full sized GM trucks.

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It works better if you torque the lugnuts
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Originally Posted by ANGST_VA
It works better if you torque the lugnuts
Huh? Guess that was sarcasm?

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Yes i do 100 ft lbs.
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yes and check them again once in a while I lost two mcgard lug nuts because I did not
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I do it in three increments: 60, 80, 100; though, the actual numbers chosen aren't critical.
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Works better if you actually have Torque Wheels.






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