Torque setting for Project KICS R40 TI Lugnuts?

[egSi]

I may of missed something but does anyone know the torque setting for Project KICS R40 TI Lugnuts? I cant seem to read anything in the info that came with the nuts. Every other type of aftermarket nut i have dealt with always had a recommended torque setting. Call me anal but i just dont want to wreck my shit.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)

cheers
Trav


pic for reference.
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk99/egk24/projectkics02.jpg

[twing]

Nice nuts :thumbsup:

I follow the torque setting from the car manual, not by the nuts.

[egSi]

Nice nuts :thumbsup:

I follow the torque setting from the car manual, not by the nuts.


ok thanks for the post. Arent OEM buts steel tho? Some aftermarket nuts are aluminium (some). Actually i dont know what the nuts i bought are made out of lol

ah shit :(

[JasonGilholme]

Ti = Titanium ??

I don't have a periodic chart with me at the moment tho :p

[twing]

So when it's aluminium, it should torque it less or more?
Aaah... learn something new every day :thumbsup:


ok thanks for the post. Arent OEM buts steel tho? Some aftermarket nuts are aluminium (some). Actually i dont know what the nuts i bought are made out of lol

ah shit :(

[vinnY]

i'd have a punt that aluminium is softer than steel which is why you'd have less torque on them

iirc ti's pretty hard though, i'd just torque it up as normal, just be careful not to scratch those babies ;)

[egSi]

aluminium is softer then steel. i used to torque my BC's down to 88ft-ish.

im pretty sure the kics are Ti coated. I dont think they are actually made of Ti lol.

thanks for the input. :)

[vinnY]

don't want to alarm anyone but..

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3208/dscf2992kq1ps9.th.jpg (http://img217.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf2992kq1ps9.jpg)

[egSi]

don't want to alarm anyone but..

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3208/dscf2992kq1ps9.th.jpg (http://img217.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf2992kq1ps9.jpg)


lol wtf is that? had em on the beach? :eek:

[vinnY]

didn't last the winter they say hehe
in this (http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1086737) thread on the nasioc forums

[egSi]

vin = dream killer!

lol

[vinnY]

haha sorry i can delete the post if you like :p
i'm assuming they probably won't be too great if you're in sub zero temps
but with the aussie whether it should be fine, just stay away from beaches;)

my dream hasn't even started yet, can't find any open ended ball seat lug nuts yet.. found a set of black nsx nuts but the damn socket to take them out isn't long enough to reach in with extended studs

[bennjamin]

do it to OEM spec mr travis. Which is....

118nm or alittle more to be safer (i do it to about 132nm ofcourse in a cross pattern and when the hub is COOL)

[egSi]

do it to OEM spec mr travis. Which is....

118nm or alittle more to be safer (i do it to about 132nm ofcourse in a cross pattern and when the hub is COOL)


thanks mr ben. i have also asked yonas and he said hell try to find something out for me.


haha sorry i can delete the post if you like :p
i'm assuming they probably won't be too great if you're in sub zero temps
but with the aussie whether it should be fine, just stay away from beaches;)

my dream hasn't even started yet, can't find any open ended ball seat lug nuts yet.. found a set of black nsx nuts but the damn socket to take them out isn't long enough to reach in with extended studs

get some aftermarket nuts and get a machine shop to machine the seat down to ball man ;)

eg + snow = never :thumbsup:

[dupac->]

i like your nuts very much trav.

[vinnY]

i don't know any machine shops :(

[egSi]

lol thanks du, sounds like u nut swingin' mang :p

vin man just get on yellow.com.au and ring some ppl lol :thumbsup:

[SiReal]

nice nuts trav. i too am in the same position as vin, trying to find hot nuts with a ball seat.

so i'm going to get OEM locknuts now. hehehe. keep it nice and OEM.

[vinnY]

clicky (http://daliracing.com/v666-5/catalog/index_browse_part.cfm?focus=993)
their 'key' isn't long enough for my arp studs :(

[egSi]

cheers guys.

you guys really cant find round seat nuts? not even from the states?

man that sucks!

both of you need to visit a machine shop. vin, they should be able to make you a key too. :thumbsup:

[Sir_vtec]

Hand tighten these is probably the best way to approach it.

[egSi]

Hand tighten these is probably the best way to approach it.


yeah kenno, i have torqued them down to what my old BCs were. wheel hasnt fallen off yet lol :p

[dupac->]

ill tighten ur nuts anyday..

[egSi]

ill tighten ur nuts anyday..


du = the king of random ;)