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Old Dec 8, 2002 | 07:21 PM
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yes between 80-90

and after driving a day or so, its a good idea to re-torque them
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Old Dec 8, 2002 | 07:25 PM
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Originally posted by AadosX
Clicking? When I did mine I never heard a clicking but maybe when I jumped on it... the jumping sound muffled the clicking lol. I think I will try to get a shop to do it for free for me... otherwise stand on them because I never heard a clicking doing that.
Torque wrenches click when you get close to the desired torque. Get a torque wrench, you will be happy.
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Old Dec 8, 2002 | 07:40 PM
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mine doesnt click. Mine has a needle on the wrench and tells me by what ft/lb im torqing it. So the harder i turn, needle points to a bigger number.
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Old Dec 8, 2002 | 07:46 PM
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Originally posted by AadosX
Does it hurt the car to tighten them more than that? How can you tell how much if so, when using a wrench.
Like someone said above, I have heard that if you overtorque your lugnuts, it can help accelerate the warping of your rotors. There is no way to tell, using a wrench, how many ft/lbs your lugs are tightened to. I think you could "borrow" one(torque wrench) from AutoZone, they have a tool lending program there, I think you put down a small deposit, get the tool, and when you return it, you get your deposit back.
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Old Dec 8, 2002 | 08:25 PM
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Yeah, like was said above, higher end torque wrenches work by setting it to a amount of torque, then when you reach that amount, the wrench gives way, making a clicking sound, giving you the right amount to torque.
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Old Dec 8, 2002 | 10:00 PM
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ok $29.95 Sears(can be found as low as $15)


good $70 at sears, these range from $50-$250 for middle end




great, if you're into tolerances, or just like to show off best you can have, otherwise you won't really have a need for these, but prices anywhere from $300+(saw a futek torque analysis system go for $3100 on ebay once lol)
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Old Dec 8, 2002 | 10:50 PM
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are there not electronic ones? i swear ive seen them before.. but didnt notice any lcd display or anything
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 02:45 AM
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I use a torque bar like the shops use, the blue one 80ft/lbs. Then I check them all with a craftsman torque wrench to make sure. Mine clicks when it hits 80ft/lbs.
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 01:42 AM
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Get one from Harbor Freight, the clicking 1/2" drive for like $20 or so.
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