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How Do You Tighten Lug Nuts?
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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?
So how to tight them?
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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.
i tighten like 2.
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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.
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^^ 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........
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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.
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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