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    GOOOD NEEEWS...

    They gave me a new lug nut key and retorqued the lugs to 100lbs. I wont be back either... They tried to tell me that the lugs get tighter over time, because of heat... Not over 40lbs tighter... lol... o well... they just lost a customer all because they are to lazy to use a torque wrench... I just hate it for all the other people that go there for new tires...

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    yea they are full of it.. if anything the opposite is true. most chrome wheels need to be re-tightened after 20-30 miles of driving!

    i use an impact gun on my wheels for speed.. but have a "torque stick" which is an extension that gives at 75 ft lbs so i cant tighten much past that, then i hand torque to 90 (manuf. suggests 87, i like round numbers)


    "Engineers believe if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet"

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