Another Reason

It started with Moxie, but it continues with The Beast.

140 ft-lb torque on the wheel lugs.

That has always seemed like too much, but, before I looked it up I tried to use the customary 100 ft-lb on Moxie and got the clunking sound of a wheel coming off.

Another 40 isn't too difficult.

You just dial the sleeve on the torque wrench a bit more.

But you have to use a torque wrench!

When I was showing the Camaro rims to Harvey, I really had to put my weight on the breaker bar to get the lug nuts to move.

This is because Mutual of Omaha's Tire Kingdom doesn't use a torque wrench, they use those torque sticks for their air-impact guns that are supposed to flex and keep the mechanic gorilla from over-torquing the lugs.

I was there when they asked the front about the torque.  I said 140.  They confirmed 140.  I got about 200-250!

For a torque stick to do its job, the gorilla has to release the damn trigger the moment the lug stops spinning, otherwise it will just let them keep tightening the lug.  Just like if I were to keep cranking once the torque wrench clicks.

I noticed that PowerTech Performance used a torque wrench.  They're more expensive, but...

This is all going to matter in a bit when I start pulling the wheels, one by one, to detail clean and wax them.  It makes it easier to get brake dust off them later.