[DeTomaso] Torque question

Julian Kift julian_kift at hotmail.com
Tue Aug 24 12:00:20 EDT 2010


Boyd,
 
Like you said in another thread opinion's are like assholes, so why expect to get a singular torque answer to this question?
 
Forget the torque for now, are your wheels hub centric or stud centric? That question directlly relates to the duty the studs have to perform and perhaps the type of stud to be used. Is the Chrysler hub assembly designed for use in a hub centric application or stud centric in it's normal use?
 
Here's Tirerack's asshole on torque settings.... http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=107
 
Quoting a torque setting of 75 ft/lb and then saying go 100 ft/lb is a little ludicrous, this is not a situation where you want to go that bit extra for 'safety'.
 
Julian
 
 

> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:26:41 -0400
> From: boyd411 at gmail.com
> To: JDeRyke at aol.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Torque question
> 
> I haven't gotten enough response to actually qualify as a "consensus" I have
> been forwarded numerous sources that showed anywhere from 56 to 75 ft lb's.
> That was my problem in the first place! The vendor that sold me my wheels
> said the spec was 75 ft lbs but he would go for 100 as long as it was by
> hand, and done in the proper star pattern. I have 19" x 13.5 wheels on the
> rear and 335/30/zr19 tiers so there is quite a bit of mass in the wheel I
> would rather err on the side of safety (as long as I am no "over tightening"
> and risking damage to the aluminum wheel or pulling out the studs. I don't
> think I have the strength ( even with leverage) to pull a 12 mm 10.9 stud
> with a head the size of a nickle through a steel hub. I found out that the
> hub/bearing assemblies are commercial products used on passenger cars. There
> are too many manufacturers to list but I found them by Timken bearing (a
> company and product I know and am comfortable with)
> And they are extremely well made and have very precise tolerances. They gave
> the hub outer diameter as 5.72834645669291".
> The studs are 1.75" long, 10.9 steel, 12mm x 1.5 thread and the lug pattern
> is 5 lug 114.3, bolt diameter 4.5. So they are the same lug pattern as
> Pantera, some fords and mustangs, Toyota MR2 and a handful of Chrysler's..
> So the lugs are the same diameter and thread pattern as stock pantera but I
> think they studs are longer. They are definitely not "off the shelf" Pantera
> parts. The hub / bearing assembly comes already assembled with the studs in
> Place. I can send you a photo if you would like or even better here is a
> link to a Hub /bearing assembly with the same specs ( it has a picture front
> and back and all the dimensions and pertinent
> info.http://mibearings.com/wheel-bearing/513089.html#Specificaions
> Thanks again for all your help and support . It is* Really Appreciated*.
> 
> Boyd
> 
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 2:51 AM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 8/23/10 1:46:35 PM, boyd411 at gmail.com writes:
> >
> > What is the consensus of what the lug nuts should be torqued at?
> >
> > Boyd, I forgot to ask: are they stock '71-'74 Pantera wheel studs? Or
> > something else?
> > THanks- J DeRyke
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