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Old 09-07-2006 | 11:00 PM
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it seems like every time i take a wheel off. 1-2 studs break off. i just took off my 2 front wheels. and 2 broke on one side, and another broke on the other
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Old 09-07-2006 | 11:12 PM
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Old 09-08-2006 | 01:34 AM
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Don't tighten them too much. You may be stretching the bolts too much weakening them as an end result.
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Old 09-08-2006 | 01:44 AM
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Don't tighten them too much. You may be stretching the bolts too much weakening them as an end result.
that is probably it , i dont have a torque wrench so i just kind of guess.
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yeah thats not good, itd be a good idea to find one, torque specs are 100ft/lbs,
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Old 09-08-2006 | 11:47 AM
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Yea, your over tightening them, you really need to torque them properly? Also are these stock studs that are breaking?
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one of mine just broke off dammit, and yeah it was from tightening too much
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Originally Posted by Trust
Yea, your over tightening them, you really need to torque them properly? Also are these stock studs that are breaking?
they are stock sized studs. i've had to replace them quite a few times before using autozone/oreileys studs etc.
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You might as well get some ARP studs since you seem to take the wheels off quite often. I just changed mine and it was rather simple to do. Yes I did pull my axels.
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