Kinda dumb question, but does anyone know what to torque the lug nuts to?

 

150 on 04-up 6 lug F-150's

 

thanks

 

I know the owners manual says 150 but thats a damn lot. I always did my stock wheels to 130 ft/lbs and my new wheels only to 120 ft/lbs.

 

X2, 150 is alot of torque for an aluminum wheel. I normally torque mine to 100-120 ft/lbs.

 

No problem at all with 150. Ford has set specs of 150 since they went to 14mm lugs in 2000. The 12mm lugs before that was spec'ed at 100. Just about all of Fords wheels except base model are aluminum. None of those have a problem.

 

discount tire told me 125 on my new wheels.

 

When is the last time anyone had their torque wrench calibrated ? Hm................................................ ...??????

 

True, but as was mentioned if you're torque wrench isn't properly calibrated then when it says 150 ft/lbs you could have as much as 155-160 in actual numbers. That's enough torque to damage a wheel or warp a rotor. This is why I stay around 120 ft/lbs, the wheel is on there plenty tight and I'll have no problems getting them off on the side of the highway if I ever get a flat.

 

Quite true, but it could also just as easily be off in the other direction, meaning you may not even be getting 100 ft lbs.
Also if you think about it, if the after market products you are putting on your truck can not meet or exceed the OE specs, do you really want them on your truck.
I know my torque wrench is very close or right on, and I have no problem breaking them loose at that torque.

 

I do all mine at 110. 150 is too much imo.

 

You think 150 is too much. You ought to have a Dodge with 5/8" lugs, torque is 350 ft lbs.

See the truck/SUV section here.

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoWheelTorque.dos

PS - Some trailer wheels listed at the bottom are 450 ft lbs.

 

Yep, but if that's the case then I just pay attention for the trademark wheel wobble caused by the lugs backing off.

 

Had that once, but by the time we got stopped, the wheel was ruined. Much larger lug holes.

 

Nothing wrong with that, it makes it easier to take the wheels off because you don't need to remove the lugs.