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lanham

12-05-2009 03:38 PM

2009 Cadillac lug nut torque

Can anyone tell me where to find or what the lug nut torque specs are on a 2009 Cadillac CTS with the performace package and 18" wheels would be.Thanks

DirkaDirka

12-05-2009 03:44 PM

Have you checked the owners manual?? I believe ti should be in there.

lanham

12-05-2009 04:12 PM

I did look in the owners manual but i could have over looked it.

zipper06

12-05-2009 04:31 PM

Here is a forum about torqueing the wheels on your car, believe it or not they say the factory specs are 158 lbs.

Zip.

http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...torque-v2.html

lanham

12-05-2009 06:53 PM

I found the specs in the owners manual.I missed it earlier when i was looking for it.Thanks for the help.

zipper06

12-05-2009 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lanham

I found the specs in the owners manual.I missed it earlier when i was looking for it.Thanks for the help.

Were they 158 LBS?

Zip.

lanham

12-06-2009 09:24 AM

The owners manual said 140FT LBS.

DirkaDirka

12-06-2009 09:44 AM

I remember back in the day when they were only 80ft lbs :shock:

TheYellaBrick

12-06-2009 11:35 AM

It's the advent of alloy wheels that have differing expansion rates than the wheel studs.
Ran into that issue as a constant when I was doing aircooled VW's

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