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You guys who just sorta tighten it till its tight... that is not only bad for your wheels, its unsafe. And lazy.
Improperly torqued lug nuts are definitely at a higher risk of coming off or stripping, and then you'll really be sorry. Also, if you over-torque your lug nuts too much, you have a very good change of tweaking or warping your wheels. Yes, your wheels, most of which are made of aluminum these days.
Seriously....spend the $20 for a torque wrench, or even just take your car to ANY tire shop and ask them to check your all your lug nuts for proper torque...they'll do it for free!!
Manufacturers dont specify torques just for fun. Just think if your engine was assembled by some guy whose philosophy was "I just sorta gots me a feel for the torque on these Head bolts, heh heh heh." You would not be driving. lol
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