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| Clevite 77 Dodge Dakota
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 2/22/2002
 19:06:06
 
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 I have a 2002 Club Cab w/ the tire handleing package, can anybody tell me the torque specs so I don't warp anything???
 
 I'm guessing something like 125lbs but like I said I don't want to warp the rotors, and I defenetly want to make sure their tight.
 
 
 
 
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| BlackDak02 *GenIII*
 
  
  
 2/22/2002
 20:29:28
 
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 Same deal here, I torque mine to 100ft.lb.
 
 Here's a previous thread on the subject:
 
 https://www.dodgedakota.net/boards/gen/4239.html
 
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| xplikt Dodge Dakota
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 2/22/2002
 21:08:57
 
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 The shop manual doesn't say exactly, just says something like 95-110 or somthing, so I went with 100 also.
 
 
 
 
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| Preston Dodge Dakota
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 2/22/2002
 21:12:06
 
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 According to 02 service manual 85 to 115 ft.lbs.
 
 
 
 
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| JP Dodge Dakota
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 2/23/2002
 17:26:29
 
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 If you torque to the upper limits you (assuming you are male) or your wife may have more difficulty removing the lug nuts if you get a flat and have to change the tire with the standard under seat equipment.  I keep to lower part of range, usually 90 ftlbs for the Dak I think.  I look it up for each vehicle when I am rotating tires.
 
 JP
 
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| Clevite 77 Dodge Dakota
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 2/25/2002
 08:09:46
 
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 Thanks guys, I'm gonna have to re-torque them, I needed to put the wheels on the truck within 1/2 an hour of my post, and just to be safe, not wanting the wheels to fall off I torqued them to 125lbs.
 
 
 
 
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| ian Dodge Dakota
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 3/02/2002
 14:40:20
 
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 125 is way too tight !!! You should torque the wheels to spec and then retorque the wheels after a couple of days (or about 60 miles/100 km...I live in Canada) .  You WILL warp your rotors for sure .
 
 
 
 
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| jontoad Dodge Dakota
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 3/04/2002
 12:29:30
 
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 i have worked at discout tire for 2 and a half years and we get torque spec charts streight from the auto companies. the chart we got from dc states 110-115lbs. of torque on a dodge dakota. thats all types of daks cause they use the same studs.
 
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 2000 black dak R/T cc w/dual 11 inch silver stripes and chacers, lakewood traction bars, jet chip stage II (paper weight with ok shift points), jeds/bills old k$n, jeds/bills ported and polished TB, black outs, and my favorite mod a sticker that says rice/terminator on my back window.
 
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| HANK Dodge Dakota
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 11/19/2002
 21:13:41
 
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 '95 3500 CAB + CHASSIS snapping studs -- what is correct torque ??
 
 
 
 
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| Woodstock Dodge Dakota
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 11/20/2002
 01:34:14
 
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 I work at a racing school. We use cars that are purchased from Nascar Bush and Winston Cup teams. We torque the wheels at 70 ft. lbs.. This is with 5/8-18 studs, but, the wheels are retorqued every morning and whenever a tire is changed. For my personal '98 Dak, I torque the wheels at 100 ft. lbs., which is right in the middle of the range recommended in the owners manual.
 
 
 
 
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| Patrick ODay *GenIII*
 
    
  
 11/20/2002
 02:32:43
 
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 80ft/lbs listed in the 2000 FSM
 
 A stock Dakota is great place to start
 
 
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| Pete Dodge Dakota
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 4/30/2021
 14:16:58
 
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 DAKOTA	ALL CABS / 265/65R17	2005 – 2012
 135 ft-lbs
 
 
 
 
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