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Old 04-03-2010, 12:03 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by infernosg View Post
Correct, should be 114.3 - must have hit the wrong key in UG. I'm not really too afraid of deforming the aluminum - it is under compression after all. What are you torquing your lug nuts to anyway? I've some some aluminum lugs torqued to 70 ft-lbs right now (per Enkei's suggestion). My concern with steel is corrosion due to different mating materials.
I usually torque my lug nuts to 80 ft-lbs (bad experience with me throwing them on 81). I think steel will be fine and won't react with anything as the disks themselves are steel. Aluminum might be fine if you're not worried about deformation--though they themselves may or may not react with the metal given the right catalyst (salt water, etc).
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