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Re: Check the lug nuts! #284676 05/05/02 09:15 PM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 174 chicopee MA Y Y2KBlack&BlueSVT Member
Y2KBlack&BlueSVT Member Y Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 174 chicopee MA	the guys at town fair tire (i know, they are all flunkies but they should know something...i think) said to retorque the wheels after 25 miles, not 100. dont know what is correct, just figured id share. THIS CAR IS F***ING COOL! bone stock for now...

Re: Check the lug nuts! #284677 05/06/02 03:16 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 284 Winchester VA S SonOfABoss Member
SonOfABoss Member S Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 284 Winchester VA	I belive the correct tq is between 62 and 75 lb/ft... I tq mine to 70 lb/ft and haven't had a single problem with them. "EDIT" This on stock 15" alloys ~TJ~ 97 GL Sport Zetec ~RIP~Connie~1/21/02 ~Mods~ E0 SVT Rims~205/55R16 Goodyear American Eagles~ ~Mods to come~ H&R springs~Konis~Coilovers~17x7 Millie Miglia Avia~215/45R17 S-03's~SVT body kit~98+ OE Spoiler~CAI~Brullen Cat-Back~Turbo (or 2):)~ More to come

Re: Check the lug nuts! #284678 05/08/02 05:10 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,444 Waterbury,CT H hmouta Member
hmouta Member H Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,444 Waterbury,CT	does a torque wrench also allow u to undo the lugnuts or just for tightening and use a socket or something to undo the nuts. ...and yes, I did SEARCH first before asking. AIM:omegazodiac 95 gl 99 contour svt #1750/2760 built 4/6/99 black/tan plates, not personalized (###-REV) amsoil series 2000 oil & filter~amsoil tranny fluid cocktail~tint: 35% windshield/front doors,20% rear window/rear doors~black oval/rear strip~nyceboi rear emblem~aussie grills~hella led sidemarkers~piaa superwhite low's~piaa extreme reverse lights~door dingless (knauberized)~hood liner removed~black '95 sail panels~trunk cargo net~mondeo hood struts~ford racing red 9mm wires~autolite double plat plugs~jensen hu~recontented dash clock(it rocks)~clifford ag4 security

Re: Check the lug nuts! #284679 05/08/02 05:30 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 345 Fairport, NY, US G goldsmi OP Member
OP goldsmi Member G Joined: May 2000 Posts: 345 Fairport, NY, US	Torque wrench is a 'precision' tool, generally used only for tightening. You can take 'em off with anything that fits. AL Red '98 SVT E0 3098/6535 KKM, Elizabethan EGR Plate, TH fix OMP front brace Hightower rear brace DMD B&M with reverse lockout disabled and centering spring removed Mobil 1 oil and trans fluid A6 Side Markers, Optima orange, Horn recontent Painted Sail Panels VooDoo Knob and pedals, RogerR deadpedal Blau Houston & CD changer Cup holders that work Donnelly mirror BAT Sill Plates and a Bullitt fuel door

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