BMW Wheels

BMW Lug Nut Torque Specs

    Recommended Torque Values

    BMW Lug Nut Torque Specs

    Model Trim Years Torque
    128I /E88 17"BASE / CONVRTIBLE 2008 - 2013 90 ft.-lbs.
    135I /E88 17"OPT / CONVRTIBLE 2008 - 2013 90 ft.-lbs.
    135IS /E82 18"BASE / COUPE 2013 - 2013 90 ft.-lbs.
    135IS /E88 18"BASE / CONVRTIBLE 2013 - 2013 90 ft.-lbs.
    1M /E82 19"BASE / COUPE 2011 - 2012 90 ft.-lbs.
    2002 /E12 2 DOOR / 165/80R13 1973 - 1976 80 ft.-lbs.
    228I CONVRTIBLE 17"BASE / F22 2014 - 2016 105 ft.-lbs.
    228I COUPE 17"BASE / F22 2014 - 2016 105 ft.-lbs.
    235I F22 18"BASE / M-SPORT 2014 - 2014 105 ft.-lbs.
    2500/A /E3 4 DOOR / SEDAN 1971 - 1973 80 ft.-lbs.
    2800 /E3 A/CS/CSA 1969 - 1973 80 ft.-lbs.
    3.0 CS/CSI E9 1973 - 1975 80 ft.-lbs.
    3.0S/SI E3 1973 - 1976 80 ft.-lbs.
    318I E30 1984 - 1985 80 ft.-lbs.
    318I 2/4 DR / E30 1990 - 1998 90 ft.-lbs.
    320I E21 1977 - 1983 80 ft.-lbs.
    320I F30 2014 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    323I 15"BASE / E46 1998 - 2000 90 ft.-lbs.
    325 16"BASE / E46 2001 - 2006 90 ft.-lbs.
    325I/IS/E 2/4 DR / E30 1984 - 1988 80 ft.-lbs.
    325I/IS/E 2/4 DR / E30 1989 - 1991 90 ft.-lbs.
    325I/IS/IC 15"BASE / E36 1992 - 1995 90 ft.-lbs.
    325IC CONVERTBL E30 1988 - 1988 80 ft.-lbs.
    325IC CONVERTBL E30 1989 - 1992 90 ft.-lbs.
    325IX E30 1988 - 1991 80 ft.-lbs.
    328 E36 1992 - 2011 90 ft.-lbs.
    328 E36 2012 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    330 17"BASE / E90 2001 - 2006 90 ft.-lbs.
    330 ALL 2018 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    335 17"BASE / E90 2007 - 2011 90 ft.-lbs.
    335 ALL 2012 - 2016 105 ft.-lbs.
    340 F30 2016 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    428I CONVERTBL 17"BASE / F33 2015 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    428I COUPE 19"STGGR / TRACK PKG 2014 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    428I GRAN COUPE - TRACK PKG 18"STGGR / TRACK PKG 2016 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    428I GRAN COUPE 17"BASE / F36 2015 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    428IX CONVERTBL 19"STGGR / TRACK PKG 2015 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    428IX COUPE 19"STGGR / TRACK PKG 2014 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    428IX GRAN COUP 17"BASE / F36 2015 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    428IX GRAN COUP - TRACK PKG 18"STGGR / TRACK PKG 2016 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    430 ALL 2018 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    435I CONVERTBL 18"BASE / F33 2015 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    435I COUPE 18"BASE / F32 2014 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    435I GRAN COUPE - 18 Inch 18"BASE / F36 2016 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    435I GRAN COUPE - 19 Inch 19"BASE / F36 2016 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    435IX CONVERTBL 18"BASE / F33 2015 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    435IX COUPE 18"BASE / F32 2014 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    435IX GRAN COUP - 18 Inch 18"BASE / F36 2016 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    435IX GRAN COUP - 19 Inch 19"BASE / F36 2016 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    440 ALL 2018 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    524TD /E28 14-INCH / ALL 1985 - 1986 80 ft.-lbs.
    525 4 DOOR / TOURING 1989 - 2007 90 ft.-lbs.
    528 14-INCH / CPE/SDN 1979 - 1988 80 ft.-lbs.
    528I 15-INCH / CPE/SDN 1997 - 2016 90 ft.-lbs.
    530I /E12 2/4 DR 1975 - 1978 80 ft.-lbs.
    530I TOURING 1994 - 2007 90 ft.-lbs.
    533I /E28 14-INCH / CPE/SDN 1983 - 1984 80 ft.-lbs.
    535/I/IS 15-INCH / E28 1985 - 1988 80 ft.-lbs.
    535/I/IS 2/4 DR / E34 1989 - 1993 90 ft.-lbs.
    535D / DX 18"BASE / SEDAN 2014 - 2016 90 ft.-lbs.
    535I 17"BASE / SEDAN 2008 - 2016 90 ft.-lbs.
    535I GRANTURISM 18"BASE / BASE 2010 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    535IX 17"BASE / SEDAN 2009 - 2016 90 ft.-lbs.
    535XI 17"BASE / SEDAN 2008 - 2009 90 ft.-lbs.
    535 GT xDrive 17"BASE / SEDAN 2015 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    540 4 DOOR / SPORT 1994 - 1996 90 ft.-lbs.
    540I 4 DOOR / SPORT 2017 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    550I /E60 17"BASE / SEDAN 2004 - 2010 90 ft.-lbs.
    550I / IX 18"BASE / SEDAN 2011 - 2018 90 ft.-lbs.
    550I GRANTURISM 18"BASE / XDRIVE 2010 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    633CSI 14-INCH / E24 1977 - 1989 80 ft.-lbs.
    640I 18"BASE / F12 2012 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    645CI CPE/CNVRT 19"OPT / E63 2004 - 2005 90 ft.-lbs.
    650I CONVRTBLE 18"BASE / E64 2006 - 2006 105 ft.-lbs.
    650I CONVRTBLE - STAGGERED 18"OPT / E64 2006 - 2006 90 ft.-lbs.
    650I CONVRTBLE 18"BASE / F12 2007 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    650I COUPE 18"BASE / E63 2006 - 2006 105 ft.-lbs.
    650I COUPE - STAGGERED 18"OPT / E63 2006 - 2006 90 ft.-lbs.
    650I COUPE 18"BASE / F13 2007 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    650I GRAN COUPE 19"BASE / F06 2013 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    650IX 18"BASE / F12 2012 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    733I 14-INCH / E23 1978 - 1984 80 ft.-lbs.
    735 2/4 DR / E32 1985 - 1992 80 ft.-lbs.
    740/I/IL 18-INCH / E38 1994 - 2001 90 ft.-lbs.
    740I 18"BASE / G11 2011 - 2019 105 ft.-lbs.
    745 18-INCH / E65 2002 - 2005 105 ft.-lbs.
    750/I/IL 4 DOOR / E38 1988 - 1999 90 ft.-lbs.
    750 20"BASE / G11 2006 - 2015 105 ft.-lbs.
    750IL 16-INCH / E38 2000 - 2001 90 ft.-lbs.
    760 20-INCH / E66 2004 - 2015 105 ft.-lbs.
    840/I/IL 2/DOOR / ALL E31 1994 - 1997 90 ft.-lbs.
    850/I/CI 2 DOOR / ALL/E31 1991 - 1997 90 ft.-lbs.
    850CSI/E31 2 DOOR / SPT COUPE 1994 - 1995 90 ft.-lbs.
    ACTIVE HYBRID 3 18"BASE / SEDAN 2012 - 2015 90 ft.-lbs.
    ACTIVE HYBRID 5 18"BASE / SEDAN 2013 - 2016 90 ft.-lbs.
    ACTIVE HYBRID 7 18"BASE / ALL 2012 - 2015 105 ft.-lbs.
    ALPINA 20"BASE / B6 GRAN CP 2007 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    ALPINA V8 2DR/ E52 / ROADSTER 2004 - 2004 90 ft.-lbs.
    BAVARIA/E3 2/4DR / 3.0 SEDAN 1971 - 1973 80 ft.-lbs.
    I3 19"BASE / BASE 2014 - 2016 105 ft.-lbs.
    I8 20"BASE 2014 - 2016 105 ft.-lbs.
    L6 /E24 2 DOOR / COUPE 1987 - 1987 80 ft.-lbs.
    L7 /E23 4 DOOR / SEDAN 1987 - 1987 80 ft.-lbs.
    M COUPE COUPE / E40 1998 - 2002 90 ft.-lbs.
    M ROADSTER ROADSTER / E40 1998 - 2002 90 ft.-lbs.
    M235I CONVRTBLE 18"BASE / F22 2014 - 2016 105 ft.-lbs.
    M235I CONVRTBLE - X DRIVE 18"BASE / F22 XDRIVE 2014 - 2014 90 ft.-lbs.
    M235I COUPE 18"BASE / F22 2014 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    M235I COUPE - X DRIVE 18"BASE / F22 XDRIVE 2014 - 2014 90 ft.-lbs.
    M3 E30 1988 - 1991 80 ft.-lbs.
    M3 E46 1995 - 2002 90 ft.-lbs.
    M3 18"BASE / CONVRTIBLE 2015 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    M3 CONVERTIBLE 18" BASE / E93 2003 - 2013 90 ft.-lbs.
    M3 SEDAN 18'BASE / F80 2003 - 2018 90 ft.-lbs.
    M4 18"BASE / CONVRTIBLE 2015 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    M5 4 DOOR / E28 1987 - 1988 80 ft.-lbs.
    M5 19-INCH- / E60 1991 - 2007 90 ft.-lbs.
    M5 19"BASE / F10 2008 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    M6 2 DOOR / E24 1987 - 1989 80 ft.-lbs.
    M6 CONVERTIBLE 19"BASE / F12 2009 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    M6 COUPE 19"BASE / F13 2006 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    M6 GRAN COUPE 20"BASE / F06 2014 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    X1 28I 17"BASE / S DRIVE 2013 - 2015 90 ft.-lbs.
    X1 28I 18"BASE / X DRIVE 2016 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    X1 35I 18"BASE / X DRIVE 2013 - 2018 90 ft.-lbs.
    X3 18"BASE / SDRIVE 28I 2015 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    X3 /E83 17"BASE / 30I 2004 - 2010 90 ft.-lbs.
    X3 /F25 18"BASE / 28I 2011 - 2014 105 ft.-lbs.
    X4 19"BASE / 28I XDRIVE 2015 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    X5 18"BASE / F15 35I 2000 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    X6 19"BASE / XDRIVE 35I 2008 - 2018 105 ft.-lbs.
    Z3 ROADSTER / 3.0I 1996 - 2002 90 ft.-lbs.
    Z4 18-STGGR / M COUPE 2003 - 2018 90 ft.-lbs.
    Z8 /E52 COUPE 2001 - 2003 90 ft.-lbs.

    BMW Lug Nuts: Steering Response & Stability

    Following lug nut torque specifications is crucial for all vehicles, including BMWs, for several reasons:

    • Safety: Properly torqued lug nuts ensure that the wheels are securely attached to the vehicle. If the lug nuts are too loose, there's a risk of the wheel coming off while driving, leading to a potentially catastrophic accident. Conversely, over-torqued lug nuts can cause damage to the wheel studs or bolts, leading to potential failure over time.
    • Prevents damage: Incorrect torque can lead to uneven pressure distribution on the wheel mounting surface, causing warping or damage to the brake rotor, wheel hub, or wheel itself. This can result in vibrations, noise, and premature wear of these components.
    • Maintains warranty: Many vehicle warranties specify that proper maintenance, including wheel tightening procedures, must be followed. Failure to adhere to these specifications could void the warranty coverage for related repairs or damages.
    • Preserves vehicle performance: Properly torqued wheels ensure that the vehicle's handling characteristics remain as designed. Loose wheels can affect steering response, stability, and overall driving dynamics.
    • Prevents liability issues: If a wheel-related accident occurs due to improperly torqued lug nuts, it can lead to legal liabilities for the vehicle owner or service provider responsible for the maintenance.

    For these reasons, it's essential to always adhere to the manufacturer's recommended torque specifications when tightening lug nuts on a BMW or any other vehicle.




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    *Note: Always verify lug nut torque and factory tire size specifications by referring to your owner’s manual.

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