Torque Wrench Recommendations?

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Jul 1, 2001 | 07:42 PM

AugusTT

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Torque Wrench Recommendations?

I think I want to start cleaning my wheels once a month taking them completely off the car. I have read how it is recommended to tighten the wheel bolts to a particular PSI and I was wondering if you guys had any recommendations for a good torque wrench to accomplish this.

It would be great to have one of those air compressor models but that seems like it would be a little costly.

Thanks for any input!

Jul 1, 2001 | 07:44 PM

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Torque is in Lbf-ft, not PSI... and it's best to do final torque adjustments by hand.

Stock wheels should be torqued to 90 lbf-ft.

Jul 1, 2001 | 07:50 PM

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Thanks...

Thanks for the unit of measure correction. Let me know if their is a manual device which can accurately measure the pounds per foot that you recommend.

Jul 1, 2001 | 07:54 PM

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I don't have one to recommend, but cheap ones usually work just as well as expensive ones.

Any hardware store or even Sears will carry them.

Jul 1, 2001 | 07:59 PM

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my post from couple of days ago.

<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/tt/msgs/293060.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/tt/msgs/293060.phtml</a</li></ul>

Jul 1, 2001 | 09:18 PM

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I bought a great torque wrench from Griot's Garage; 89 ft lbs or 120 Newton meters.

Also get an extended socket to remove the wheel bolts without scratching the wheels; preferably an impact socket.<ul><li><a href="http://www.griotsgarage.com">http://www.griotsgarage.com</a</li></ul>