seaman

Hi folks !

I'm wondering how much torque do you set up when you tight up your nut's wheel ? Acura recomment 80 pounds (for the spare tire at least, no emntion about the regular wheels), but I find that not enough personnaly.....I'm almost affraid to loose a wheel !

Any idea ?

caha14

80 lb-ft is all you need! I hear you on how it "doesn't feel like enough", but that's because you have such a long lever arm with the torque wrench.

So, you're all set with 80!

BTW, most Toyotas and Hondas are between mid 70's and mid 80's. For instance, my Lexus GX requires 83 on 6 bolts.

Many Germans, which use bolts instead of lug nuts, require as much as 110 lb-ft.

HiTEC

I just swapped my wheels, I used 90ft/lbs. That's what I thought the specs where, I guess I was wrong if they say 80. Oh well.

subinf

I set the wrench to about 80...give or take a few.

PoochaKannInc

80 lb/ft should be all that you need.

bluenose

Service manual calls for 85 ft lbs

seaman

Where do you see this number ? In the TL owner book, for the spare tire at least, they recommend 80.

Anyway, 80 or 85 does'nt make any difference...

Scribesoft

80! every nut, every tire, every time

UglyPsycho

We use 80lbs at Lexus but my friends at Honda they uses 100lbs .

Jesstzn

Here is a link to proper torque .. its dependent on the wheel bolt/stud size

Wheel Torque

Ron A

From the 2004 TL Service Manual:

Front: 79.6 ft lbs, 108 N-m, 11.0 kgf-m, Service Manual pg 19-17
Rear: 80 ft lbs, 108 N-m, 11 kgf-m, Service Manual pg 19-28

Jesstzn

Boy thats quite a spread between the front and rears .. .4 ft lb .. Got to love Japanese precission .. lol I have a good torque wrench .. but not that good.

Scribesoft

LOL! ..and I thought I was being anal by using a torque wrench to begin with.. I'm gonna guess that 80 is OK for the fronts and continue with that.

ACURA_TL_04

does any one know why if i have 20's the tires are new and the back im losing tread rly bad is this b/c of torque

Jesstzn

I doubt very much if it is the wheel bolt torque ..

Maybe this will help

TSB

bluenose

page 234 of the 'owners manual'

ACURA_TL_04

what do u mean?

Jesstzn

Read it .. it might be your problem.

ACURA_TL_04

ok i heard it maybe b/c of to much wieght in the back but i dont have any wieght maybe 30 lbs the system and amp thats all and some ppl sometimes

Jesstzn

Have your toe in checked like the TSB says ... the bigger the wheel/tire the more it exagerates every flaw.

ACURA_TL_04

ok