# i almost died today! **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [April 17, 2007, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-almost-died-today/105642 "2007-04-17T08:08:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 15
**Author:** ![Hector](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/43a26b/32.png) [@Hector](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hector)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-almost-died-today/105642/15 "2007-04-17T21:20:25Z")
> [@I put an onion in the ground today](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-put-an-onion-in-the-ground-today/12168/11): > > that’s a stupid thing to say unless you have steelies… > > mag alloy wheels = 55-65lbs retorqued the next day… aluminum = 75-85lbs… > > those are unlubricated values, if you use lube on the studs use the lowest of those numbers > > too high a torque will deform the lug seating area and can possibly warp the wheel (or introduce small stress fractures), however with steel you probably don’t care since it will deform safely and even if you wear them out steelies are cheap actually boys and girls , it all changes dependant on what car , wheel, bolt parrtern ( yes bolt pattern) , gross vehicle weight, size of stud, strength of lug also another reason to torque wheels properly is because of stud stretch, but what do i know --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-almost-died-today/105642)._