Jeeps don't make good tricycles

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Originally Posted by BPTactical

Herein lies your problem me thinks. If you tighten the lug nuts as described the likelyhood of over torquing them is very real. That will lead to the studs stretching. Stretched they lose their elasticity and will not hold tension on the nut and can allow them to loosen.
And or the threads in the nut begin to strip and eventually fail.
Over torqued fasteners cause just as many issues as loose fasteners.

Glad your OK, I lost the right rear duals on a 1 ton SB 25 @ 17th. Watched them pass me like I was stopped, bounced over the rail into northbound and didnt hit a thing.
Damn lucky

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looks like he has aluminum rims in the photos, issue is that they require a lot more torque than a steel rim, most aluminum rims will be in the range of 110-120 ft lbs, checking your aluminum rims with a breaker bar will get you killed, torque wrench only with proper pattern.

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Originally Posted by Tinelement

Always always always check your shit if you have it done at a lube and tire place! (many on the list)

Glad everyone is ok.

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Then check it again a few days later to make sure there was not something in between that gave a false reading.

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Originally Posted by Veritas

Me and a budy changed out the ball joints about 6 weeks ago. Could of been that but i don't think so. I'm pretty meticulous when I put lug nuts on. I do star pattern, use an impact wrench then check them with a breaker bar or torque wrench.

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maybe you had the rim just a bit off center? or tilted a bit