joet51

Uh, I think it's a little suspicious that 162Nm is exactly 120 ft/lb. After many years in the software / hardware industry, I promise that engineers don't write the documentation - documentation writers do. I've seen too many cases where the documentation writers didn't quite understand what the engineers wrote, said, or implied, with unfortunate results because the writers don't want to look dumb. Yesterday, I replaced all 20 lug nuts / locks on my 2017 Edge Sport with Gorilla 61148BCX lug nuts I bought from Summit Racing, and I can attest that every single one of the factory-installed lug nuts / locks was tightened to no more than 100 ft/lb - I'm sure of this because before I removed the factory-installed nuts / locks, I set my (certified balls-on accurate...) torque wrench to 110 ft/lb and tried to tighten all of them, and every one of them turned before they clicked at 110 ft/lb. As an extra precaution, I installed all the Gorilla lug nuts at 120 ft/lb (162Nm), and the car is perfectly happy that way. So, my assertion is that somebody, somewhere, got their conversions mixed up and 120 ft/lb (162Nm) is a good torque value, even for my 21-inch sport wheels. OTOH, if you read an obituary for an Edge driver in Alabama whose wheels fell off, I apologise in advance, posthumously...

There's another source for these - I spoke with a CSR at Gorilla, and Summit Racing sells the same nut under their part number GOR-61148BCX for $3.97 each - I ordered 22 of them, plus a Gorilla 1316TWS socket, to get free shipping... And, Summit ships fast - I ordered them last night, they shipped two hours later, and I should have them tomorrow... And, I plan to torque mine to 120 ft-lb (162 nm.) - I doubt they'll fall off. P.S. - sorry, I was talking about the (Lug Nut, Conical Seat, Bulge, 14mm x 1.50 RH, Closed End, Steel, Black Chrome) that fits our Edges, not the (14mm x 1.5 Wheel Locks) for the same cars - I only want the lug nuts, and don't need the locks. Mea Culpa...