Shipkiller
Veteran
I have searched the board but cannot find a torque value the wheels.
Somebody have these?
Somebody have these?
Wheel Torque
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Lucky number 88 lb.ft for me.
Shipkiller
Veteran
Well,
On the way home from work, I stopped at one of our local BMW dealers and talked to a tech.
According to them, the spec for the Z4 (in fact, most BMW's) is 85ft/lbs. +/- 5.
When you take a vehicle into them for service, they torque the wheels down th 80. That's their way....
I know on my truck, it's 100 +/- 5.
On the way home from work, I stopped at one of our local BMW dealers and talked to a tech.
According to them, the spec for the Z4 (in fact, most BMW's) is 85ft/lbs. +/- 5.
When you take a vehicle into them for service, they torque the wheels down th 80. That's their way....
I know on my truck, it's 100 +/- 5.
Shipkiller
Veteran
I just received my BMW Maintenance manual in the mail today.
The "book" says:
Types Thread Measure
All M12 120 n/m. Converted to US: 88.5 ft/lbs
Others E53, E65 M14 140 n/m. Converted to US: 103.2 ft/lbs.
E66, E67
E83
The "book" says:
Types Thread Measure
All M12 120 n/m. Converted to US: 88.5 ft/lbs
Others E53, E65 M14 140 n/m. Converted to US: 103.2 ft/lbs.
E66, E67
E83
whether you go with 85 lbs or 100 lbs or anything in between shouldn't effect performance or safety can it?
i used to torque to 85 under normal conditions and then up it to 100 on track days just for that extra sense of security.
i know it shouldn't make any difference, but it's a stupid mental insurance thing to allow me to go harder in the corners
i used to torque to 85 under normal conditions and then up it to 100 on track days just for that extra sense of security.
i know it shouldn't make any difference, but it's a stupid mental insurance thing to allow me to go harder in the corners
One thing to keep in mind.... wheel torque isn't a one time thing.
They should be re-torqued after ~50 miles.
The wheels need to seat themselves.
My personal SOP is:
Install & torque @ 80ftlb
Put on 20 to 50 miles & re-torque @ 85ftlb.
When tracking... I re-torque before every session,
They should be re-torqued after ~50 miles.
The wheels need to seat themselves.
My personal SOP is:
Install & torque @ 80ftlb
Put on 20 to 50 miles & re-torque @ 85ftlb.
When tracking... I re-torque before every session,