Wow those lug nuts are hard to remove
 

As soon as I drove off from my house I heard a loud pop and I knew my tire is fuked.

The size of that thing that punctured my tire is ridiculous. I guess I should have stayed home. Some of the those lug nuts are so hard to remove I had to ask my friend for help. We had to 2-man the torque wrench to break those nuts loose.

By the way, the spare wheel actually looks pretty good when viewed on its side. From the back however, it's hilarious.

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Good lord. What is that in your tire?

85ft lbs of torque. Hard to break it loose.

I've wondered about what care must be taken to drive a Z with a spare on the rear. Can only imagine keeping the traction control on would severely limit forward movement due to the amount of wheel spin I'd expect from a spare.

One word: Michelin Pilot Super Sport

OK, that was 4 words.

If you had trouble with your lugs then

1. They were over-torqued
2. You need to work on your arm/upper body strength

85 ft/lb is the specification.

Talk about some ******** shrapnel. Bummer bro.

If you're too weak to undo a lugnut, just put the lug wrench on there and use the scissor jack to turn it.

My owner's manual says 80 pounds, not 85.
Like others have said, if it took two to remove the lugs, then they were over-torqued.

NOT a good idea to take lugs off with a torque wrench. It can screw up the wrench. Trust me I did it.

Yeah, your lugs were WAY over-torqued. That's very bad for the rims and hubs.

Suggestion - go over to Lowes and purchase a breaker bar and a torque wrench with the proper socket for each. I carry a breaker bar in the car under the trunk mat. You do not want to be stuck on the side of the rode with frozen lug nuts.

Shop Kobalt 1/2-in Breaker Bar at Lowes.com

You should check the torque on your lug nuts at least monthly, along with tire pressure.

:iagree:

:tiphat: breaker bar. I needs. No way i could break them loose w/o a socket/ratchet which I do not carry w me.
Christmas is coming. Somebody text my husband please. :tiphat:

OK

I check mine a few days after re-installing. If they are still tight, I forget about them. If any need tightening, I check again in a few days. YMMV

The little short arm bar that comes standard in the Z makes removing the lug nuts fairly difficult even if they are torqued properly to 85 ftlbs. I usually end up standing on it to break them loose because I seem to always tear up my knuckles on the rim or the ground when I do it by hand. It's fine in a pinch (i.e. side of the road and only one tire), but I use a 36" long breaker bar at home. It was $10 at Harbor Freight on clearance (I haven't seen them since, but they have a 25" one about the same price) :tup:

I have to stand in the bar as well to remove my lugs. While 80-85ft/lbs maybe what they were installed at over time with oxidation etc. it will require much more than that to remove it. And never remove bolts with a torque wrench unless there is no other choice.

A little bit of NeverSeez (or equiv) will (usually) make it easier to remove the lug nuts. Apply in a very thin layer to all the bolt threads that will be in contact with the nut. The stuff will provide some lubrication so torque to the low end of the range or a few ft-lb less.