Wow. Guess I need to read the owners manual. I thought they were like all other FORD cars / Old Rangers. 100Ft Lbs. Glad you said something.
LOL - you're right there for sure! It's funny tho, I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering and have been working on cars for 50 years. It's funny how I've generally tended to keep those parts of my brain separate. e.g. I only do engineering calculations on projects I design and build, and not to second guess the design of existing products (like cars). A lifetime of lug nut experience makes me want to break the rules by cleaning and lightly lubricating the threads with anti-seize to prevent galling and corrosion. Of course, this will overstress the studs if you still use full rated torque on them so a bit of reduction there is appropriate. I have never, ever had a lug nut loosen on its own.
You know, we never had torque wrenches when I was growing up. Worked on everything from bicylcles to muscle cars to big machine tools. Never had one single torque-related issue, Yes, as unbelievable as it may seem, you can feel how tight things ought to be. But on critical things, you are probably safer using a torque wrench. Especially the way things seem to be nearly stressesd to the breaking point as-built/designed these days.
