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2015+ Shelby GT350 Mustang
Lug nut torque?
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<blockquote data-quote="ANGREY" data-source="post: 16040892" data-attributes="member: 188865"><p>What's not accounted for is that the total force to remove the wheel depends on the number of studs. Imagine if engineers just said "well Billy, we can't use more than 4 studs to design this tractor trailer wheel, so we're just gonna have to go with bigger studs and/or crazy torque on them."</p><p></p><p>There's a reason that super duty trucks and large vehicles use MORE studs, even when the wheels aren't that much larger. More studs = more total retention force.</p><p></p><p>I'm wondering if the torque is more for vibrational concerns, if the "clamping" force is comparable to smaller fine thread studs with less torque applied.</p><p></p><p>Either way, I don't care if the studs are bigger, it makes me pucker trying to torque them anywhere close to spec because (raise your hand if you've ever snapped off a stud) it's not exactly a quick/easy process to remedy. ESPECIALLY if you happen to be somewhere/some time that's inconvenient.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ANGREY, post: 16040892, member: 188865"] What's not accounted for is that the total force to remove the wheel depends on the number of studs. Imagine if engineers just said "well Billy, we can't use more than 4 studs to design this tractor trailer wheel, so we're just gonna have to go with bigger studs and/or crazy torque on them." There's a reason that super duty trucks and large vehicles use MORE studs, even when the wheels aren't that much larger. More studs = more total retention force. I'm wondering if the torque is more for vibrational concerns, if the "clamping" force is comparable to smaller fine thread studs with less torque applied. Either way, I don't care if the studs are bigger, it makes me pucker trying to torque them anywhere close to spec because (raise your hand if you've ever snapped off a stud) it's not exactly a quick/easy process to remedy. ESPECIALLY if you happen to be somewhere/some time that's inconvenient. [/QUOTE]
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