I looked in my owners manual and searched here and couldnt find how heavy the lug nuts need to be torqued. I am putting LT265 75 16's (Toyo Open Country AT's) on my stock 16" rims Monday and I want to ask the shop to torque the lug nuts properly instead of using an air wrench. Anyone know the torque for the lugs?

BTW, I know that I need to re-torque them after about 100 miles.

 

Alloys around 86 ft-lbs
Steelies around 108 ft-lbs

Torque is rim material dependent as tire size is irrelevant.

 

I think Brian is about right. I seem to remember 83 ft-lbs from my shop manual. Either way, 83 - 86 ft-lbs is way better than the 6500 ft-lbs those gun jockies usually use...

And don't fall for the old NTB trick - wherein they slam the lugnuts on with an air wrench (set at 100 ft-lbs or so) then act out this charade with the torque wrench (set at 5 ft-lbs or so). They honestly think most people are so dumb that if they hear the click of the torque wrench, they'll believe it was done right.

Andreas

 

Thanks. I have the alloys, so I'll ask them to do them about 85 or 86 ft lbs. Now, I'll have to see if I can somehow see what they are doing...

 

i used t owork @ a tire place, for that year toyota spec was 83 ft/lbs

for ealier trucks it was 76 foot pounds and for the really older ones or the one tons and for the later than second gen pu, but earlier than the taco was 100

 

85 is what mine is

 

My owners manual says 83 ft. lbs.

'97 4x4 4Runner, alloy wheels.

 

I would check each weel a few days after instal. Sometimes the lugs loosen a bit especially with alloy wheels .