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[6ixSpd]

Weird. I've never ever had an issue setting them to 90 as per spec. Multiple tack days, burnouts, hard driving etc. 12 years of BMWs and never once had to over torque them...

[Antetokounmpo]

Originally Posted by Spyro235

Mine kept backing out at 90, so I went to 110 ft-lbs. They never come loose, and I can get them out with hand tools still. At 95 they kept coming loose too, and I'm just not trying to lose a wheel. My e46 drift car kept coming loose at 90 too, so I do 110 on that too, and I've never had an issue with either again.

Something isn't right. Bad torque wrench or the threads are lubed or something. That certainly should not happen. What kind of wheels are they?

[Spyro235]

My e90 had ist happen with the stock 162's, and my winter set, which are style 393's. My drift car has it happen with some old oem bmw wheels on the rear, and I don't fancy shooting a wheel at spectators... both cars run stock lug bolts, and I've never lubed the threads. it's true that my torque wrench could be out of calibration, but I wouldn't even know how to check that, other than to get another. when they've loosened it's always been cold out, that's the only thing I can think of that was a constant. Happened on both cars with so many different wheels that I just started running the 110.

[david in germany]

I have a German torque wrench and stick with BMWs reccomended 110nm. 110flb is way too much!