GFORCE1 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, I HAVE 3 STRIPPED LUG NUTS ON REAR OF MY SS. ONLY AT 95# . ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM??? GFORCE1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchss454 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, I HAVE 3 STRIPPED LUG NUTS ON REAR OF MY SS. ONLY AT 95# . ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM??? GFORCE1 By stripped do you mean the lug nut edges themselves or the threads on the axle studs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordicShelby Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Whenever I try to take them off with my impact wrench I ruin a lug nut so now I just use a torque bar. I haven't stripped a nut yet torqing it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFORCE1 Posted July 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Whenever I try to take them off with my impact wrench I ruin a lug nut so now I just use a torque bar. I haven't stripped a nut yet torqing it down. I AM SURE THE STUDS THREADS ARE FAILING, I ONLY REMOVE AND REPLACE WITH TORQUE WRENCH....... THE LAST FEW TIMES I DID REMOVE REPLACE NOTICED SOME CHANGES IN TORQUING. I HAVE 113/4' RIMS. GFORCE1....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of GT Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 I AM SURE THE STUDS THREADS ARE FAILING, I ONLY REMOVE AND REPLACE WITH TORQUE WRENCH....... THE LAST FEW TIMES I DID REMOVE REPLACE NOTICED SOME CHANGES IN TORQUING. I HAVE 113/4' RIMS. GFORCE1....................... So you're saying that your rear SS wheels have been widened to 11 and 3/4 inches wide? If that's accurate, then you might need to install longer wheel studs on the axle. That's because it's possible that the wider wheel is causing an excessive load on the stock sized wheel studs and the lug nuts are pulling out the threads due to the load being put on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDoc Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 mine are widened to 11 3/4" and i use imapact wrench to seat them and then torque wrench to snug them... at 110#. I have not had an issue. I change my rears quite often (whenever i go to the dragstrip). still have all of the original lugnuts. not sure whats going on with yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFORCE1 Posted July 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 mine are widened to 11 3/4" and i use imapact wrench to seat them and then torque wrench to snug them... at 110#. I have not had an issue. I change my rears quite often (whenever i go to the dragstrip). still have all of the original lugnuts. not sure whats going on with yours? Thanks for the input, going to pull things apart today to see if I can figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDoc Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Thanks for the input, going to pull things apart today to see if I can figure it out. any chance your torque wrench is reading low? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFORCE1 Posted July 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 any chance your torque wrench is reading low? CHECKED AGAINST ANOTHER, VERY-VERY CLOSE. ALL OTHER LUGS SEEM FINE, INCLUDING MY OTHER RIDES....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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