I thought that way until a wheel I had installed on a trailer came off and center punched the grill of a Mercedes..... Now I torque all wheels....If youve been turning wrenches long enough youll develop a “feel” for torque. Only on critical fasteners would I use a torque wrench. Lug nuts, not neccesary. Use a 2ft bar and tighten them down youll be fine. Only the **** retentive and those without proper tools to remove an overtightened lug nut want properly torqued wheels. Everywhere else in the world tight is good enough.
But this is garage journal and you know you want a torque wrench anyway, so why not?
Do you use your torque wrench often? What style do you have?Even though I started this thread over 4 years ago, I still appreciate the input. Thanks.