Shop torqued wheels to 100ft/lbs should I be concerned?

cb4 · 07-11-2010, 10:22 AM

So I got my new wheels installed last week. I asked the service rep what they torqued the wheels to and he said 100. I didn't say that it was not proper for this car but after I got her home I promptly loosened and torqued to 88.

Should I be concerned?

DJKhan85 · 07-11-2010, 10:28 AM

You are fine.

E90 87ss · 07-11-2010, 11:27 AM

not at all. Better tight than loose. Make sure you torque them in a star pattern... re torque them in a week they should loosen up slightly with some driving. but 12ft/lbs on lugs is not going to snap or break anything...

sheriffd2 · 07-11-2010, 11:38 AM

Nah, like has been said, nothing at all to worry about. Generally 100lbs-ish is a good ballpark for passenger cars. Yeah, 88 may be the prescribed number for ours, but that extra 10-12 lbs won't hurt anything at all. To repeat above, better a bit tight than loose.

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cb4 Captain 60 Rep 910 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (1)	Shop torqued wheels to 100ft/lbs should I be concerned? So I got my new wheels installed last week. I asked the service rep what they torqued the wheels to and he said 100. I didn't say that it was not proper for this car but after I got her home I promptly loosened and torqued to 88. Should I be concerned?
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DJKhan85 Major 24 Rep 1,190 Posts Drives: 2011 4dr 6mt Golf GTI Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston Massachusetts iTrader: (1)	You are fine. __________________ 2011 VW GTI 4dr-6mt-Sunroof-Nav-Xenons OLD: 08 335i AW/CR/Poplar 6mt-ZSP-ZPP-ZCW-iPod-iDrive-PDC-Style 230s w/FK 452-Dinan LSD
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E90 87ss Captain 37 Rep 608 Posts Drives: ! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NJ/Philly iTrader: (1)	not at all. Better tight than loose. Make sure you torque them in a star pattern... re torque them in a week they should loosen up slightly with some driving. but 12ft/lbs on lugs is not going to snap or break anything...
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07-11-2010, 11:38 AM	#4
sheriffd2 Twisting Your Mind 13 Rep 177 Posts Drives: 2015 435iGC Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Riverview, FL iTrader: (3)	Nah, like has been said, nothing at all to worry about. Generally 100lbs-ish is a good ballpark for passenger cars. Yeah, 88 may be the prescribed number for ours, but that extra 10-12 lbs won't hurt anything at all. To repeat above, better a bit tight than loose. __________________ *2015 F36 435i Glacier Silver*
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