Torque Values
11-03-2023, 10:31 AM
#1
Torque Values
I'm planning to install wheel locks on my new to me 2023 XLT. I have 20" wheels...what torque value should I use on the lug nuts and what nut size is it?....M12 or 14? or imperial? Vehicle was built in USA so I'm assuming its not metric?
11-04-2023, 07:26 PM
#2
Senior Member
Suggest the OEM torque values should be in the owners manual or a Haynes/Chiltons manual - my '14 with the aluminum wheels calls out 150 lb-ft. No idea of any different specs for locking lug nuts. Suggest whatever value you decide on, to torque 'em all down the same to reduce disc brake rotor warpages and the like --- and don't guess - KNOW.
In this day and age, suggest don't assume nuthin. My oil pan nut on the 5.0L is 15mm, suggest don't assume Ford hasn't crossed over to the other side with wheel nut sizes as well... :-)
In this day and age, suggest don't assume nuthin. My oil pan nut on the 5.0L is 15mm, suggest don't assume Ford hasn't crossed over to the other side with wheel nut sizes as well... :-)
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Bungi (11-05-2023)
11-05-2023, 04:14 AM
#3
Old Fart
M14 1.50 thread
Mustangs were the last hold out on a non metric lug nut, 2015 they went metric also. F150 switched in 1997. Ford is a Global Company that even though it doesn't seem like it shares parts across many different vehicles.
Mustangs were the last hold out on a non metric lug nut, 2015 they went metric also. F150 switched in 1997. Ford is a Global Company that even though it doesn't seem like it shares parts across many different vehicles.
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