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Watched a guy at the AutoZone on Slauson torque my lugs to 150 ft-lbs by feel, and I've been doing the same thing for 6 years
Stood there last Saturday watching him zip the nuts on and then lean on a breaker bar with no torque wrench in sight. He said he'd been doing it that way for 20 years and never lost a wheel. But then I looked up the spec on my truck and it's 100 ft-lbs, so I've probably been stretching studs this whole time. Is a $40 click type wrench from Harbor Freight good enough for lug nuts, or should I spend more?
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dixon.felix9d ago
Wait, 150 ft-lbs by feel? That's wild to me because there's no way your arm knows the difference between 100 and 150, that's just guessing with extra steps. I'd grab the $40 click type, it's plenty for lugs since you're not building an engine, just check it against a spec every so often.
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