Dmitry

I was tighten lug nuts like in picture 1. But then I noticed that WebTech says it should be tighten in go around wheel order.

So how to tight them?

hamhead

I do like picture 2, but I don't know if its just a habit or if I was taught that way. I don't remember.

01tibby

i dont think it matters at all. just make sure the wheel is properly seated and all the lugs are torqued down to specs and you should be good to go.

i tighten like 2.

CyberShark

I used to use #1. Tibby is right though, the most important thing is to get the lugs tightened to correct specifications

Mad-Machine

If you are running drum brakes, I would definatly use the first method, it evens out the stress on the drum (as you bolt onto it instead of a hub like disc brakes) but with discs, it probably does not matter. I use method one out of habit.

silvertibbs

^^ Yeah I was always taught that you do a star pattern to make sure the wheel is centered on the hub/rotor/drum. If you snug them up with #1 the wheel is sitting pretty, but if you go with #2 you may have them off center or uneven. I don't think it's as big a deal as it used to be with drum brakes but........

The_Alpha_Male

ditto

jToIeB

I do it like in #1. I've always been told any time you screw down something circular you should tighten the screw diagonally across from the first.

brian01tib

I do the first pattern to 50 lbs the the 1st again to 80lbs, I thought that was the proper way so the rotor is all even and not warp the rotors but i dont know it just made sense to me when my dad told me when i was very young

paperstsoapco

Ive always done it the first way. Thats how i was taught by my dad, I think he gave me an explanation why, but it was a longggg time ago