That feel of bolt torque comes with experience, many people have it, some don't. As long as I have the tools and the specs, why not use them? Another thing to consider when using tapered lug nuts and aluminum wheels is the friction that comes from the taper interference, that's why the torque spec is so high....

 

factory book has to be a typo, there is no book or spec chart anywhere that alows for a 3/8" bolt to be torqued to 90lbs. i run mine at 45lbs with nylon nuts, never had one loose or any problem getting the wheels off.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

 

I am just throwing this out in the mix, I wonder if it is 90 ftlb or 90 inlb. I searched this because I just got ITP aluminum rims and remembered this thread. I also got the longer studs that I too learned from another thread. I haven't tried putting them on yet, but I would think that 90ftlb is quite a bit. On the other hand, 90inlb doesn't seem like enough!Any other thoughts?

 

I've always been taught to turn it till you hear it snap...then back it off a smidgen[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

90 in lbs = 7.50 ft lbs., so it's not enough.

 

I too have snapped off 5 wheel studs the first two times installing the ITP 212 wheels. I just called Polaris's customer service and he too related me to the chart posted by Dieselisbe above and said maximum torque for 3/8-24 is 69 ft.lbs with a grade 8 lug. Not sure what grade the Polaris wheel lug is, but I have been torquing them now to 70 ft.lbs. This may still be too high