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Everybody keeps torquing lug nuts to the manual spec with the wrench still on the ground
Honestly I see guys in the driveway every weekend cranking lug nuts to 100 ft-lbs with the car sitting on the jack, and it drives me nuts. The torque spec assumes the wheel is loaded, so if the car is up in the air you're just twisting the rotor against nothing and the number is meaningless. I learned this the hard way in my garage in Fresno last spring when a front wheel started clicking after 40 miles and my torque wrench said everything was perfect. Set it down on the ground, snug in a star pattern, then torque. How are you all handling this on jack stands?
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