Originally Posted by
GraphiteGhost
MOST Important, If I am not mistaken, the lug bolts get torqued to @ 80 Ft/Lbs. Most US lug nuts are @ 100 Ft/Lbs. Easy to make the mistake of letting some wrench nerd over torque at the salary they get paid. Get your own torque wrench and mount/dismount them yourself OR make sure the people you hire are sure to use the CORRECT torque on those bolts.
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Right on!
I had four tires put on the car at a tire shop, one side of the car was done by one guy and another did the other side.
When I got home I found one side was close to a hundred ft.lb and the other was close to 70 ft.lb.
The same shop put two tires on my wife's car which I forgot to check, a few days later my wife said the so and so wheel was noisy, sure enough the wheel was loose because every nut could be spun by hand, they had forgot to tighten that wheel, the other wheel was OK.