I'll be getting in some Bora 1 1/2" wheel spacers in the next few days and was wandering how do you torque them on your hubs to 150 ft lbs. with them off the ground? I have access to a impact gun, but how much torque do they put out and will it be enough or to much torque for the spacers? I want to do this myself if all possible without taking it to a tire shop.

 

Find someone to step on the brake and use a torque wrench.

 

 

With a 4x4, you can also put it in park; there will still be some play in the front wheels, but once you get through that, they'll stop turning. Also reduces the chance that it might roll away if you forget to chock the wheels appropriately (which you should do). Just remember to put it back in 2WD before you turn out of the driveway.

It also helps to break loose the lug nuts *before* jacking up the vehicle, as that initial movement takes a lot of force and especially if you're just using the factory jack, it's possible to pull/push the vehicle off the jack in the process.

If you can't do that, tightening in a star pattern to the extent you can, and then lowering the vehicle before final torque, has worked for me on plenty of non-4WD vehicles.

 

He can not lower the truck to the ground with just wheel spacers on it... locked in 4WD may work.

 

Just set the E-brake.

 

That works for the rear...lol

 

Duh.

This is what I get for posting before waking all the way up (and also proof of why you should always apply a sniff test to advice from Internet forums).

 

BTW... what happened to the OP?

 

Guess he is torqued and happy...