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Old 07-24-2008, 11:01 AM
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Torque Value for After Market Wheels

What do you guys use on your after market wheels? I know the OEM wheels are about 75 lbs. Konig wheels spec are 90 lbs. Will that be too much specially for the rear wheel bearings?
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Old 07-24-2008, 01:57 PM
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Re: Torque Value for After Market Wheels

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What do you guys use on your after market wheels? I know the OEM wheels are about 75 lbs. Konig wheels spec are 90 lbs. Will that be too much specially for the rear wheel bearings?
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don't see the relevance to the bearings.
Please enlighten me?
Trying to learn something here...

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Keith
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:28 PM
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Re: Torque Value for After Market Wheels

I torque all wheels to 95 ft/lbs... No it will not be a problem...

Kwren, I get the feeling people got confused as to axle nuts and lug nuts at some time and will swear that overtorquing the lugs causes wheel bearing failure... if anything it can help warp the brakes... but wheel bearings, I severely doubt it

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Old 07-24-2008, 03:31 PM
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I torque all wheels to 95 ft/lbs... No it will not be a problem...

Kwren, I get the feeling people got confused as to axle nuts and lug nuts at some time and will swear that overtorquing the lugs causes wheel bearing failure... if anything it can help warp the brakes... but wheel bearings, I severely doubt it

Tom
Just couldn't make a connection.
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Old 07-24-2008, 03:33 PM
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Just couldn't make a connection.
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Surely, I felt the same way when someone had said it... Never understood the logic either

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Old 07-24-2008, 11:34 PM
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Surely, I felt the same way when someone had said it... Never understood the logic either

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