That feel of bolt torque comes with experience, many people have it, some don't. As long as I have the tools and the specs, why not use them? Another thing to consider when using tapered lug nuts and aluminum wheels is the friction that comes from the taper interference, that's why the torque spec is so high....
factory book has to be a typo, there is no book or spec chart anywhere that alows for a 3/8" bolt to be torqued to 90lbs. i run mine at 45lbs with nylon nuts, never had one loose or any problem getting the wheels off.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]
I am just throwing this out in the mix, I wonder if it is 90 ftlb or 90 inlb. I searched this because I just got ITP aluminum rims and remembered this thread. I also got the longer studs that I too learned from another thread. I haven't tried putting them on yet, but I would think that 90ftlb is quite a bit. On the other hand, 90inlb doesn't seem like enough!Any other thoughts?
Originally posted by: stendori
well like i said, i could have no problem snapping a lug bolt if i tried. strenth and 1/2 drive is no problem. if your worried about over tightening just use a 3/8" ratchet w/ the smallest extenion u need to be close to it and snug it tight and recheck it othen like the book says. alot of common sence goes along ways in tightening any kind of nuts/bolts. just my own opinion.
I've always been taught to turn it till you hear it snap...then back it off a smidgen[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
I too have snapped off 5 wheel studs the first two times installing the ITP 212 wheels. I just called Polaris's customer service and he too related me to the chart posted by Dieselisbe above and said maximum torque for 3/8-24 is 69 ft.lbs with a grade 8 lug. Not sure what grade the Polaris wheel lug is, but I have been torquing them now to 70 ft.lbs. This may still be too high
lug nut torque - Aluminum ITP
