There's a specific torque... you ought to invest in a torque wrench.

Over-tightening the nuts can be just as bad as under-tightening... you can strip either the nuts or the lugs of thread, which would cause them to actually become looser over time.

My nuts are just fine... checked them when I went to the C.R. a while ago.















What? The garage is on the way to the john...

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One other thing you should really check is the condition of the studs, especially if the vehicle is old and used for cargo. When we were changing tires on the Hilander, one of the studs snapped in half ( ) when the tireboy was putting the wheel back on. If that had happened on the road, I dread to think of what would have occurred.