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Originally Posted by slowmover
Lug nuts should be torqued to spec prior to each days departure. One should also note stud stretch. There are no recommendations of any additives/lubricants to studs, but that they be clean, rust-free and with threads in best condition. I keep a dedicated torque wrench for trailers (and with other tools).
This is such a cool thread . . . I feel the OP's disappointment personally so much was I excited at reading it. I believe that the future holds a great deal of room for economical travel. Our economy, climate change, you-name-it. There are already a great number of people "on the road" for reasons personal & business . . it will only increase. As fuel prices go up -- again -- this topic will have real resonance.
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slowmover,it looks like your Dodge could go to 32-mpg over a weekend if we had a 'kit' for it.She has essentially the same starting point as the T-100 for highway duty.
Don't know what the auto makers will do for new 2016 CAFE 'CITY' standards for trucks,but it looks like the HWY numbers could easily be pushed up with 'styling.'
Thanks for data!