Originally posted by tw0wheelin:
I think this whole overtorquing the lug nuts panic is over blown. I've had both the front and rear hubs and rotors off. The rotors mate up perfectly flat to the sizeable flange plate on the hub. If they are over tightend by 10-15% there's nothing to bend or warp as long as all the nuts are equally tight and tightened in a cross pattern. Sure there are some crappy rotors out there but an extra 5 lbs of torque isn't going to distort the rotor and flange plate enough to cause damage.
Correct, but we're talking about massive deviations like when tire monkeys use air hammers to tighten lugs. Those things are capable of 300 ft-lbs and the difference between lugs could be enough to warp your rotors in the long run. Worked it a garage before, I've seen it lots of times. Some of the more unscrupulous garages will tighten them with air hammers intentionally, knowing you might come back for a brake job...
