Ok everybody. My rims and tires are coming in monday, so I need some help with some specs. What are your lug nuts torqued to? I've searched and searched and seen 60-70 and 80-90, so I'm totally unsure of what I need. Also, I'm having a 215/35/18 tire on my rims, and what are the best tire pressures for even treadwear? I've searched some for this also, but I haven't really seen much. Thanks.

Mike R.
rolex87

 

Congrats on the new shoes. From my experience with my 94 Integ, and my dads 20 years of mechanic experience I always torqued my lugs to 80lbs. The most improtant thing though is that you tightetn them in a x-pattern to ensure that they are evenly on the hub. Also you want to make sure they are all torqued to the same amount. Any of them being uneven will cause issues. Hope this helps.

Forgot you're second question... you should always inflate to the specs that the car give. Do not inflate to the max PSI denoted on the tire. If you look on the inside of the door edges or maybe in the gas cap cover it should tell you what you should inflate your tires to.

 

the manual states 76 ft lbs - over tightening can strip the treads, if you under tighten, you can always re-tighten. but use 76 ft lbs.
tire pressure = about 32 psi, but i like 34-36psi

 

Cool, thanks for all the quick responses so far. I'm also going to go without hubcentric rings, as I've heard they can melt onto your rim(the plastic rings anyway). The guys I've talked to also have said that as long as I'm torqued properly and fasten the bolts in the proper pattern that I should be ok?

Mike R.
rolex87

 

Mike,

I torque my wheels at 70 lbs, and my tire psi is usually 10% less than the max rec tire pressure.

 

According to the manual, 76ft-lbf, front or rear.