Because of a higher torque, the pit gun will be applied longer to a single lug nut vs. five but still will take a shorter amount of time. NASCAR estimates that it will take roughly 0.5 seconds to ...

Park on level ground, set the emergency brake, and chock the wheels. Loosen the lug nuts about a half turn each, but don't remove them. Move in a star pattern, starting from the top, then going to ...

The torque difference between wet and dry installation is significant. The Engineering ToolBox predicts that lubricating lug nuts with grease or SAE 30 oil results in a torque reduction of 40% ...

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NASCAR officials announced Monday that the Next Gen car for the 2021 Cup Series will have a single, center-locking lug nut for its wheels.

Whether you're replacing a valve cover or torquing the lug nuts on your wheels, the first step is to set the torque wrench according to the specs for that particular fastener.For click-type ...

Is it OK to temporarily remove and replace a single lug nut from a car that's not jacked up? tl;dr, I'm swapping winter wheels/tires in and summer ones out. I have a locking lug nut with a ...

Many seem worried the change to a single lug nut will make NASCAR Cup Series pit stops look and feel more like those in Formula 1 and/or IndyCar, open-wheel series in which the choreography of a ...

The main reason for skipping the star pattern is speed. Crews need to tighten five lug nuts in less than a second during pit stops. The new NASCAR Next-Gen cars also saw a change to the wheel design.

Q: For the past several years, I have had run-ins with service people at the tire store. When I go in for tire balancing, I write 76 foot-pounds lug nut torque, which is what Toyota calls for.

Using the lug wrench or torque wrench, tighten the lug nuts snugly. Tighten the nuts in a star pattern, i.e., tighten the nuts opposite each other; do not go in a circle. Double Check the spare ...