F'ing Toyota Options

[3FingersCelica]

I just took of my wheels to put my sideskirts on and I snapped of 2 studs and stripped another two. I have this problem before also, am I the only one or does toyota just make these easy to break???

[ConeTrouble]

I autocross my 6th gen GT extensively. I probably change wheels and tires at least 10 times a month. I have never had a stud break. I bust them loose with the tool in the trunk, unscrew with a cordless drill. The lugs go back on with the drill, and then finish with a torque wrench to 80 ft/lbs.

I think you are over-tightening the lug nuts.

That said, I will say that I have had a couple of the nuts want to crossthread on me. I suspect that if you blammed them on with an impact (like a tire shop might do), that could cause you some grief. I have also had some of the nuts want to bind on me. Basically, what I did was to put anti-sieze on all the studs, and anti-sieze on the washer on the lug nuts (7th gen OEM GT wheels), and that solved the problem.

I don't know if I would recommend anti-sieze to everybody, though. If you don't diddle around with the car a lot, I would worry that they might work thier way loose. Since I do 2 or 4 tire changes every weekend during the summer, I don't sweat it, and just check it every month or so during the winter months.