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Old Jun 1, 2009 | 03:09 PM
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i had this happen i was PIIIISSSSEEEDDD now every time i say VERY specifically SEVERAL times that i would like the lugs Torqued on BY HAND
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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I had the same problem. I bought my truck new and the first time I ever removed a tire was to put my leveling kit on. I used a 1/2 drive and was able to turn them, but it was rediculous!! Got truck realigned after kit was installed and a couple hundred miles later I rotated my tires for the first time. The front tires this time came off with no problem, but the rear tires were still at factory spec (well suposed to be at least)..... I gave in this time and used a cheater on the rear tires.

The crazy thing is they were not consistant at all, a couple of them I broke loose with no problem, the others I was not turning without the cheater.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 02:50 PM
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Anyone else ever use torque sticks, not sure if that is what they are called. It is a painted extension with the bolt socket attached and supposedly when torqued down will torque the lug nut to the correct amount. I assume the metal fatigues in the extension part so that it will not tighten anymore, but this is what my mechanic has and I have always used. Seems like cheating a bit because it is not a true torque wrench, but seems to do the trick.

EDIT: Kind of like this. Color coded for size and torque.

http://www.torqstik.com/
 
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 03:45 AM
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Originally Posted by yetti96
Anyone else ever use torque sticks, not sure if that is what they are called. It is a painted extension with the bolt socket attached and supposedly when torqued down will torque the lug nut to the correct amount. I assume the metal fatigues in the extension part so that it will not tighten anymore, but this is what my mechanic has and I have always used. Seems like cheating a bit because it is not a true torque wrench, but seems to do the trick.

EDIT: Kind of like this. Color coded for size and torque.

http://www.torqstik.com/
They actually work-maybe some people feel that's cheating but I don't see anything wrong with them as long as they use the right one for the correct torque.
 
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