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Originally Posted by The_Bishop
I'd be careful with that one, as the stock torque specs are for a dry bolt/lugnut and you're adding lube into the mix. It'll require less torque to reach the same clamping force as the stock/dry approach, but figuring out the correct torque with lube is outside my pay grade.
Going to stock torque values with lube would probably result in stretched/weakened studs.
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As a counterpoint, there are a ton of people who do not install lug nuts with a torque wrench. Maybe even majority of people. That is probably a bigger no-no than using anti-seize.
If you want to, read up:
http://www.engineersedge.com/wwwboard/posts/13070.html