sonny drake
La Grange, NC ( eastern Wayne County)
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how often and how much torque for 15 inch steel wheels for D rated tires (8 lug nuts)?
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SKnight
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100-110 foot pounds and before every trip during the checkout.
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JIMNLIN
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15" steel wheels with 8 lugs on your 5er ?? WOW, give us more info. What is the wheels max pressure rating ??
Most 8 lug steel wheel torque up into the 130-150 ft lb range as your F250 truck.
How often ?? First time torque on new wheels I would re-torque after the first 500 miles. After that depends on your paying attention to the equipment with routine wheel/tire checks when refueling or potty breaks.
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robertbick
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SKnight wrote:100-110 foot pounds and before every trip during the checkout.
This is the right answer.
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tvman44
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Don't think I ever saw 15" wheels with 8 lugs. My 5,200lb axles came with 6 lugs and 15" D rated tires and calls for 110lb torque on the lug nuts.
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Vulcaneer
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Spec on my trailer (6 lugs are 90 to 100#. Mine are 1/2" studs. And it is recommended NOT to oil the studs.
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cwit
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I hand torque mine to 100lbs than check after a few hundred miles, after that they are left alone untill I check my brakes at 12,000 miles. I didn't say adjust I do this at 3,000 miles.
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