ALWAYS go with the 140. Make sure the face of your brake rotor and the face on your wheel that mate together are free from rust and are as clean as they can be. Nobody wants to lose a wheel!!!! Use the cross pattern tightening procedure shown in your owners manual. Do NOT just tighten them in a cloclwise or counter clockwise pattern!
If it's an older truck and those surfaces are kinda grungy, I torque the nuts, drive the vehicle 5 miles or so then re-torque just to be safe! Don't forget to back off the torque wrench adjuster to take the pressure off the internal spring. That keeps your wrench accurate. But you knew that..........RIGHT?
My aluminum wheels are getting 150 lbs from the dealership. I just assumed they knew what they were doing.
I think I'm gonna research this a little more.
The torque value is usually determined from the size (diameter) and strength of the lug. Torquing places a uniform force on wheel to the axle lug disc face which prevents movement.
IMPORTANT - Check lug nuts for proper torque following 50 miles of driving.
The wheels are 14", not 100% sure of the tire dimensions. The boat is currently in storage, but here it is-not the greatest picture. It's a 2005 Sea Ray 185.
Not sure what you were going for, but I obviously fell for it. I try not to post just to post stuff, but if my post regarding lubing lug nuts was irrelevant, my apologies.
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