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Wheel spacer retorque

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Charliecaricofe, Jun 5, 2021.

  1. Jun 5, 2021 at 8:46 PM
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    Charliecaricofe

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    Hello all,
    Please forgive me if I’m posting in the wrong section, point me to the right one if need be.
    But I got spacers installed yesterday. I drove 100 miles today. And I know I need to retorque. To what poundage should I do?
    don’t want to be too loose or tight.
    thank you!
     
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    80ft lbs for spidertrax.
     
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    Should be similar I don’t understand why not right ?
     
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    Theoretically speaking it's a "wheel" fastened to the original lug nuts so it should be your lug nut torque which on the 2nd gen Tacoma is 83ft lbs IIRC.

    But always consult your owners manual for your specific product, things like interference or nylock nuts that may have come with it will affect torque values so it's best to check with the manufacturer.

    Also just an FYI interference nuts are not reusable, and nylocks can only be used twice.
     
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    Did they use an impact gun to install them ?

    I don’t see torque specs on their website, but 4 spacers for $99 bucks with the discount code is really cheap. I’m not running any with my current setup, but have used spidertrax many times.

    There instructions are:


    To install the Spidertrax Wheel Spacer/Adapter Kit, follow these steps:
    1. Remove tire as per factory Service Manual procedure. Remove drum/rotor retainer clip(s) if present.
    2. Have another person apply brakes to prevent drum/rotor from spinning. Apply provided thread locker to factory
    wheel studs and assemble spacer/adapter to drum/rotor face by torquing provided wheel spacer/adapter lug nuts to 90 ft-lbs as shown in Fig. 1 (DO NOT use more then one spacer/adapter per wheel and DO NOT use an impact gun). Once installed, be sure OEM wheel studs DO NOT extend past wheel mounting surface of wheel spacer/adapter.
    3. Install factory steel/aluminum wheel to wheel spacer/adapter using existing lug nuts. Tighten lug nuts in a criss-cross pattern to factory Service Manual procedure.
    4. To ensure wheel spacer/adapter lug nuts are properly seated, after driving 50 miles remove wheel and check wheel spacer/adapter lug nuts by torquing them at 80 ft-lb. If wheel spacer/adapter lug nuts move at all when torqued at 80 ft-lb, go back to Step 2 and repeat installation. Otherwise, move on to Step 5.
    5. Re-assemble wheel to wheel spacer/adapter using existing lug nuts. Tighten lug nuts in a criss-cross pattern to factory Service Manual procedure.

    PS, I would never let anyone touch my wheel spacers, except me.
     

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