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brandon-n-lisa · 08-19-2005, 01:19 AM

I had no idea that you could over tighten your lug nuts. I have changed many many tires, and have always given 'em heck and really torqued them down. Guess I need to change that habit. I guess this is that one thing that I can finally call my Dad out on. He always taught me to do them as tight as possible by hand. Of course, I am sure he will deny it, and tell me "don't you know you never tighten them that tight!" Oh well, I'll never win. I will call this one of those lessons learned the hard way. Seems most of the lessons I get are the hard way.

Now I did tighten all of the rest of them about the same. Should I worry about replacing all of the lug bolts?

08-19-2005, 01:19 AM	#3
brandon-n-lisa Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Red Oak, Texas Posts: 26	I had no idea that you could over tighten your lug nuts. I have changed many many tires, and have always given 'em heck and really torqued them down. Guess I need to change that habit. I guess this is that one thing that I can finally call my Dad out on. He always taught me to do them as tight as possible by hand. Of course, I am sure he will deny it, and tell me "don't you know you never tighten them that tight!" Oh well, I'll never win. I will call this one of those lessons learned the hard way. Seems most of the lessons I get are the hard way. Now I did tighten all of the rest of them about the same. Should I worry about replacing all of the lug bolts? __________________ 69 C10 LWB 350CI "3 on the tree"