What if ?

Std 17" wheels on a MY05 STI - anyone know ? cheers in advance.

richiewong

Can't go wrong with about 65ftlbs

What if ?

Just called the local dealer ship and they said 100 ft/Lb's. I've always done about 60 ish on most cars, but this sounds frightening !!

richiewong

Hopefully he mean't 100Nm as this is about 73ish ftlbs

What if ?

Ah ! cheers, That sounds much less of a scare

JohnD

iTrader: (5)

Let's be honest here - most tyre fitters would not know the difference between lbs/ft and Nm? The way they use the air gun to fully tighten one nut with no progression is proof that they don't know what's going on or they don't care anyway! I've had to use a 4ft extension to undo wheelnuts before now. Stuck at the side of the road with no chance of removing the nuts is not a pleasant experience!
I always use 100 Nm tightened progessively.
JohnD

D1CCY

72 lb-ft, found buried in my handbook.

Cheers, Diccy.