# stripped lug bolt solution

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [November 22, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stripped-lug-bolt-solution/248559 "2009-11-22T22:43:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stripped-lug-bolt-solution/248559/30 "2009-11-23T06:12:56Z")

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> [@Official 24 Thread - 2007](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-24-thread-2007/22722/242):
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> i agree 100% as far as, the people at butcher shop and your local wal-mart really shouldn’t be using an impact. God knows I’ve had to fix replace a ton of lugs / studs because of that. But you can’t honestly tell me that people who know what they are doing are going to cause harm or damage from using an impact.
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> The reason i say use a torque wrench on million dollar cars is both for proper torque and so you don’t scratch the rims / nuts when putting the wheel on. You really don’t want to over torque a wheel that has a ceramic rotor behind it.

Its not a matter of ‘harm or damage’, it’s a matter of properly tightening the fastener.

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