Lug Nut Concerns
We purchased a 2008 FR Silverback 30LSA in Dec to replace our Wildcat that was totaled in an accident back in Oct. We bought new tires and put them on ourselves. Hand tightened without a torque wrench...
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GASA765 wrote:
The wheel that had the lugs/studs replaced seem good. I think I had one lug on that wheel I had to tighten a little. Most of the tightening had to be done on the other 3 wheels.
Keystone put out a very good video explaining how/why torquing lugnuts is perhaps even more important on a trailer than on an ordinary vehicle. link to video
Bottom line:
If you don't acquire and use a torque wrench, you're going to continue to have problems.
FYI:
Bolt torque is mostly related to size/type of the bolt itself- not so much the application/rig. Here's a link to a site that explains this very well, and gives charts with proper values.
