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Originally Posted by Texas_Ace
But that can also warp stuff and cause the lugs to seize.
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Old wives tale. I probably have gone through more sets of wheels and tires than most anyone on this forum (for the cars I've had) and I've always just torqued those badboys down as much as I could without extending the lug wrench. I have NEVER had a problem (on track cars or otherwise), and even have a hard time imagining exactly how a man could apply torque to the level that could cause warping (assuming the wheels are hubcentric). I take my time with plenty of stuff, but the day I take a torque wrench to my wheels is the day I go to the therapist and get some meds for OCD.
I'm half kidding here, it just doesn't seem like a big deal to me as long as you torque them enough. But to each his own, why you are at it, you better torque your license plate to spec!