Thanks for the comments, most of which have referenced 123 ft.lbs. or 130
ft.lbs.
As I said, can't remember where I got the 90 figure. A mind is a hell of a
thing to lose.
Jerry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roland" <syncronicity1@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque

> The spec for alloys on my Porsche 968 is 85 ft-lbs.  I use the same on
> the vanagon, so perhaps 85-90 is a good value.
>
> Roland
>
> On 7/4/09, Gerald Masar <azsun99@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> So what is the proper torque for them? I can find two different figures
>> for
>> the steel wheels, 130 ft.lbs. and 123 ft.lbs. and somewhere I seem to
>> remember 90 ft.lbs for the alloys.
>> These are the OEM 14" alloy wheels on a '90 Westy.
>> Any help will be appreciated.
>> Thanks,
>> Jerry
>>