Thread: Torque specs.
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Originally Posted by steplift20 View Post
Ok so just tight, the reason is that I removed all the lugs to make sure that if I had to remove them ,I can and let me tell you, some of them were very hard to remove, so what I did is put never seize on the threads and torque them down I torque them to 70 lbs , that seemed good to me but I'm not sure,
So you guys just tighten them till it feels right? Ok I will go with that
One question? What's farmer tight?
I believe that farmer tight is whatever the farmer could tighten bolts to until it "felt" right and still be able to loosen them if needed.

I hate to say this, but putting never seize on lug nuts is a bad idea and almost never recommended. On fact value is seems like a good idea, but it's not. Torque values are for dry studs, not "wet' or lubricated ones.
Do a search on the internet about using lubricant on lug bolts. I'm sure you'll find article after article advising not to do it with long draw out explanations.

I always carry a 3 foot long piece of 2" galvanized pipe with me in the wheel well with the spare tire and a forged, not welded, iron cross lug wrench. The one piece ones that look like a +. The ones that are welded in the center are crap and I've bent several of the ones that come with a vehicle from the manufacturer. If a lug is too tight to loosen it by hand I just slip the pipe over the lug wrench for some extra torque. If necessary, sometimes standing or even jumping on the pipe also helps break the lug free.

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