Lug Nut Torque for 2002 Ram 1500?
I just rotated the tires on the 2002 Ram 1500 QC, and I could not find the lug nut torque spec in the owners manual.
Anyone know what the torque spec is supposed to be? This has the steel rims, if that matters. |
Lug Nut Torque
I have always used 90 ft. lbs. on all 1/2" Wheel Studs. Torque them up in stages in a star pattern and it will prevent a lot of warped rotors!
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Torque.........
If memory serves, it is 100-110 lb/ft. It IS in the owner's manual, just not where you would expect to find it;) , can't recall offhand although I remember looking awhile.
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for 1/2" lugs [1/2 tons]
100 ft lbs
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I called the Dealer, and they said 135 ft/lbs!
The 2002 Ram has wheel studs that are larger than 1/2", but I'm not sure what size they are or if they are Metric or SAE? |
They are 9/16
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Good luck getting e'm off if higher than 90 ft-lb !
From my experience in general, I've always seen torque specs for lug nuts are usually recommended at somewhere around 100 ft-lbs for cars and light duty trucks.
Anything over 80-90 ft-lb is usually a major pain in the a$$ to get loose later. I always torque mine to 80 ft-lbs. (My personal preference, and I've never had a loose lug nut at that setting - ref. 1500 4x4). But I do check mine on occassion. If 80 ft-lbs seems too low to you, try 90 ft-lbs if it makes you feel safer. I hand start each lug nut, then start to snug them down gradually using a star pattern with an impact wrench set to a low to medium setting. This makes them snug enough to safely lower the tire to the ground., then hand torque each one to my spec. with a Craftsman torque wrench which snaps/clicks when the torque is reached. If you insist on following Mfr. spec., I would recommend putting a light coating of grease or anti-seize on the threads so you have a chance in heck of getting them loose the next time you need to rotate tires. This may start a big debate over whether lug threads should be dry (to prevent coming loose) vs. greased, but if you ever break off a stud because of a seized lug nut, you might decide a light coating of lubrication makes sense. Maybe they say 135 FT-LBS for bigger trucks with larger studs, but that seems rediculously tight and difficult to remove later in my opinion. Back when I first owned a car, I decided to follow the Mfr. spec of 100 ft-lbs. Even with greased threads, I had to use a breaker bar to loosen the lugnuts that had only been on for 6,000 miles, so I'm sticking with my 80-90 ft-lb policy. NTENSE99 |
I always use 100 ft lbs with Neversieze on the studs then re-torque after 100 miles of driving.
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I use never-seize on the threads of the studs also, seems to work good. The factory had the studs lightly oiled.
I was not concerned about how tight the tire was as I was concerned about the brake rotors warping. I had initially installed them at 80 ft/lbs. I really should get a Factory Service Manual for the truck ;) |
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