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Since our Owners Manual doesn't have this info, I called McDavid Nissan, here in Houston, and "Ben" looked it up for me. 72 to 87 ft lbs. FWIW. Cheers

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Old 08-07-2013, 04:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Since our Owners Manual doesn't have this info, I called McDavid Nissan, here in Houston, and "Ben" looked it up for me. 72 to 87 ft lbs. FWIW.
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Torque info for most fasteners is in the FSM. See my sig for link to download page.
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It's 80 ft-lbs and in the service manual WT section.
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Correct foot/lbs for lugnuts?
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80 lbs is spec. I put 87 for good luck
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I like to tighten until I hear the stud snap, then back it off a 1/4 turn.
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really?!

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really?!

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The proper answer is above my post in two or three different posts. Follow their advice, not mine.
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really?!

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80-85ft/lbs is your target, msbc.
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I like to tighten until I hear the stud snap, then back it off a 1/4 turn.
Haha im sure this is the method some people use
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