lugnut torque for Ford F53
Mounting the wheel/tire now after valvestem extender repair. Need quick verification. I'm thinking 150 to 160?
Forum Discussion
- I believe 19.5 rims are 120. I don't know 22.5
- Don't have the book in hand, but I believe the torque is 140 pounds.
- The bolls may be stamped , check them
ford 19.5. 150
22.5. 450 - The original spec for lug nut bolt torque on our 2001 F53 chassis was 140 ft. lbs. About a year after we purchased it we got a certified letter from Ford raising the torque to 160 ft. lbs.
The letter also raised the minimum tire pressure from 70 psi to 75 psi. There were 2 stickers enclosed with the letter, one for the bolt torque increase and 1 for the minimum tire pressure increase. They were supposed to be placed near the original tire pressure sticker. In our case it was on the inside of the drivers door. - Just checked my 2014 owners manual. 150 for 19.5 " wheels; 450 for 22.5 " wheels.
- If you have an older F53 chassis (88-97) with 16" rims, lug nut torque is 140 lbs.
Richard - Hmmmm- I couldn't find the torque in the chassis manual and I haven't any stickers with torque or air pressures. Did find air pressure listed as 80# on a placard on wall below drivers window, guess that is affected by load and all that. This is an '03 F53 chassis with 19.5 wheels. My wrench goes to 150 ft#s so that is what we'll go with. Thanks to all.
- Original lug nut torque specs in my 2000 owners manual was 140 lb ft. However, I later received notification from Ford revising the torque specs from 140 to 150-165 lb ft.
They also recommend when changing out a wheel the torque be re-checked after 500 miles of travel. Hikerdogs wrote:
The original spec for lug nut bolt torque on our 2001 F53 chassis was 140 ft. lbs. About a year after we purchased it we got a certified letter from Ford raising the torque to 160 ft. lbs.
The letter also raised the minimum tire pressure from 70 psi to 75 psi. There were 2 stickers enclosed with the letter, one for the bolt torque increase and 1 for the minimum tire pressure increase. They were supposed to be placed near the original tire pressure sticker. In our case it was on the inside of the drivers door.
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