Re: How many here actually.....
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I swap rear slicks & check/adjust the rear brakes after every racing weekend, but I don't use a torque wrench. I don't think I over-torque them, but after years of tightening & loosening them by hand, I broke my 4-way! (Cheap China junk that apparently everybody sells.) So now I carry a spare.
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Re: How many here actually.....
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I still use old school Cragar Super Tricks from the early seventies. Cragar was big on torquing those to 55 lbs...so I got into the habit and never stopped.
"Old age and treachery trumps youth and enthusiasm, every time!" East Central Director / Chrysler Power Magazine www.reasbeckracing.webs.com
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Re: How many here actually.....
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Re: How many here actually.....
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Never used to on factory steel wheels that have that raised shoulder that will provide a bit of compression applied back to the lugnut. Never had a problem but I was probably applying at least 85ft/lbs or more. Factory Mopar wheels don't have that shoulder, so those would get torqued. In the last few years, I now break out the torque wrench on everything just to be sure. Have always retorqued any mag-style wheel. They are notorious for loosening. Lately, I torqued my factory aluminum wheels to the specified 100 ft/lbs and the stud broke free in the hub!! I guess I shouldn't have shot that WD-40 on it. Next time, after I fix it, I'll lower the spec to 85 ft/lbs.
R.I.P.- Gary "Coop" Davis 02/09/68-05/13/04
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Re: How many here actually.....
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105ft/lbs on my 1/2" studs on the Dart. I do 140 ft/lbs on the 9/16" studs on my trucks. I do this to eliminate the need to re-check them.
Mopar to the bone!!!
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Re: How many here actually.....
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I started torquing then about 15 years ago when I was working as a repairman at Chrysler's Ram assembly plant.
It was required after removing any wheel for a repair. They wanted the torque verified and recorded.
Now I do it every time I take r&r a wheel on every vehicle.
I've seen too many weak impacts over the years.
Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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Re: How many here actually.....
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I torque everything before and after each race!The day after the race I clean everything up from front-back,bottom-top and torque everything.I have a pre race check list,to make sure everything gets checked!I torque my rear wheels at 100 lbs also.
"To Be The Man'You Have Got To Beat The Man"
"T/D and Pro-Bracket Racer"
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Re: How many here actually.....
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Quote:
who uses a little antiseize or oil on the lugs?
Once a year, I hit the lugs with a little penetrating oil...
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