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Originally Posted by green_manalishi
So if I had wheels installed at a tire shop (with an air gun) then drive home and re-torque to spec, would I still have a problem because the bolts have already been stretched?
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Yes if the bolts were over tightened at the wheel shop. Keep in mind that even a cheapo 1/2" Impact can easily torque a wheel nut to over 100ft.lbs, the 4Runners are about 83ft.lbs if I remember, 90ft.lbs is probably the max I'd push it if you don't trust the factory numbers.
The point is that once the bolt is stretched/torqued beyond it's "Elastic" state, it becomes "Plastic" and won't return to it's original form as easily. This is sometimes obvious and other times something that you'd only see if you measured with a micrometer. A example of this is headbolts, most FSMs for all makes has you measuring the bolt at a couple points to verify it is within spec and reusable (if they call to reuse them) because of this very reason.
Now, if in your case the wheel shop used a torque stick to tighten the wheels; then most likely unless they really hammered on it, it should be in the ballpark. But even Torque Sticks are not as accurate as a Torque Wrench and if you're a twit you can over tighten with them.