Well you should use antiseize compound on the threads.

 

It's always good to re-check them after a day or two.Mine came a tiny bit loose after a cpl of days(better safe then sorry ).

 

I always torque mine down, drive around the block and have to retorque them. I know my sponsor just rolls the car back and forth a couple of times and retorques them.

 

if you use antiseize on the threads then you need to reduce the torque value by aproximately 10-15%

 

No it makes engagement of the threads smoother. After breaking 3 studs this year. Once using a cordless drill, and twice by putting the lugs on by hand then torqueing them down - I asked the my autocross club what they do to prevent it and they said anti-seize compound. THe lugs are aluminum and the threads are steel/aluminum. When you get grit, water, and salt in there it seizes.

Ever since I started using antiseize no more threads locking together.

 

ehh... ive only broken one stud in my lifetims (and ive removed dozens of sets of wheels). it was seized b/c my brake had cracked and was draggin on the rotor, causing it to over heat the hub

 

Hmm... Out of curiosity, are you running hubcentric rings with your autox rims?

 

Of course. I change my wheels/tires every weekend for 30 events per year. So that's about 60-70 times per year. Not including tire rotations

 

just relaying what I was told by several seasoned track drivers/mechanics.

it makes the engagement smoother by reducing friction.
friction is what makes the lug nuts tighter. less friction means you can tighten the nuts easier.

that's how it was explained to me. but we hardly get salt on the roads here in CA

I only use anti-seize on the hub and rotor to prevent it from fusing together because of rust.

 

Right too much friction can cause the threads to cross and in some northeast states salt causes aluminum to seize together. I've only had problems taking off my lugs, never putting them on.