How much to torque the lug nuts?

355 is 72lbs----not sure if it is the same for the 348/

 

The same as 348. 72lbs-74lbs. I just fitted rear wheel spacers and torqued the spacer bolts to 80lbs and the wheel bolts to 90lbs all round.

 

Can't wait to see your pics and a writeup about the spacers Pap.

 

Coming soon mate. I have not driven the car yet, so I will post pics and give you my thoughts on them asap.

 

Why??

 

Why what?

 

Hey Rodney what size did u settle on? And, yes, use 72-75 lbs.ft. to avoid snapping those little devils. I trust you have the correct length bolts for your application?

 

Why would you ignore the OM?

 

I tightened the wheel spacer bolts to 74lbs. I honestly did not think they felt 'tight' enough, as the torque wrench clicked really easily. So I loosened them and re-torqued them to 80lbs. The wheel bolts are a bigger bolt, so I tightend them to 90lbs. I was more comfortable doing that, than tightening them to 74lbs which didnt feel right to me.

 

Have you checked your torque wrench?

 

No, I have never had it calibrated since I have owned it. I use a torque wrench nearly everyday at work, so I have a good 'feel' for what torque is what and I didnt really think that 74lbs felt tight enough. A little more torque on those bolts wouldnt hurt anyways.

 

Heh, until they snap, dude. At least the bolts are soft enough to drill out when you do...

 

They are 12mm bolts. You gotta be doing well to snap them torquing them up to 80lbs.