HanibalTheCannibal

Fixing to do a brake job on my 2001 silverado. I have the aluminum oem wheels.

What is the torque sequence for the lugnuts? I kind of remember 70-110-140 but I am not sure.

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chuck16

You actually use a torque wrench on your lugnuts? I just tighten them as tight as I can get it and that's as far as I go. Done it with Aluminum and Steel rims on all the vehicles I've had....

I've never thought to Torque'em.

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rjeffery

Torque spec is 140 ft-lbs

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sc_customs

I've actually been reading that torquing your lugs helps prevent premature wear of your braking system. How true it is might be questionable, but it does make sense...to me anyway.

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HanibalTheCannibal

Yeah, I heard the same thing. Because the wheels are aluminum, you have to torque them evenly. Can also cause rotors to warp if you dont.

Thanks for the specs

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2001 5.3 LS Stock
6 channel Alpine 3566 Amp
Jason Extreme Slam Camper Shell
Michellin X-Radials
79K Miles

ColoradoSilverado

I don't see how that's related at all ????

HanibalTheCannibal

It is related, I know it doesnt make sense. The aluminum wheel can take up tolerance if you overtorque them thereby setting your rotor's angle off. This can cause bearing failure, pre-mature rotor failure, and other things.

PS: I just had to go buy a bearing/hub assembly for the pass. side Now the front has new bearings

60,000 miles on OEM bearings, what a shame.

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2001 5.3 LS Stock
6 channel Alpine 3566 Amp
Jason Extreme Slam Camper Shell
Michellin X-Radials
79K Miles

SLJ2137694

You're setting yourself up for brake pulsation if you don't evenly and correctly tighten your wheel nuts! Get a torque wrench and use it. GM dealers must use either a torque wrench or a torque limiting device on their impact wrenches. With these devices you could hammer all day with an impact wrench and still not tighten the wheel nuts beyond the required torque setting.

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Tdragone

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gmvortec

Torqueing the lug nuts applies to any wheel, steel or alloy,car, truck ,semi-truck or trailer.
Over tightening can result in failure of the wheel studs and therefore loss of wheel. and obviousley a lug nut that is not done up tight enough will come loss resulting in loss of wheel.
As for the brake problem as long as the lug nuts are done up evenly and in the correct order it will not make much difference whether they are too tight or too loose.

MT-2500

They are cheap but many people have messed up stuff using them.
MT

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chuck16

I always tighten them up in a correct order. My Dad is a Mechanic and i've been working on my cars for almost 20 years and never had a problem to date. So I guess I must be doing something right with the lug nuts...

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