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Jays2000ZX3,Nov 8 2004, 02:01 PM Wrote:Someone please explain to me why it matters.

Just tighten them so they don't fall off, so that you can remove them next time and not enough to snap the stud.

I have never and will never use a torque wrench then putting on some wheel lugs.

I don't know too many tire shops that do that either. They have the "torque bar" for the impact...but I'm sure that's not really accurate.

torque bars are pretty accurate. I use them at work. If you are using an impact gun, torque bars are a must. If you measure rotor runout using a regular socket with an impact gun, and then using the torque bar, you will see a significant difference in rotor runout. Excessive rotor runout causes the rotors to warp and can cause brake vibrations at high speeds.