Chevrolet Silverado 1500 lug nut torque

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 takes 140 lb-ft (190 N·m) on its wheel nuts; the 2007–2027 manuals all say the same. Tighten them in a star pattern with a torque wrench.

Sources checked

Wheel nut torque

140lb-ft190N·m

040801201600100200ft-lbN·m
As printed
“Wheel Nut Torque 190 N·m 140 lb ft”
Source
2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Owner Manual: Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 421

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 lug nut torque by model year

Model yearVersionTorqueManual page
2027All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 421
2026All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 403
2025All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 436
2024All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 444
2023All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 440
2022All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 456
2022Silverado LTD140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 442
2021All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 438
2020All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 457
2019All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 434
2019Silverado LD140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 449
2018All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 459
2017All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 471
2016All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 480
2015All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 500
2014All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 499
2013All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 498
2012All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 538
2011All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 536
2010All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 571
2009All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 543
2008All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 533
2007All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 621

Read on Chevrolet’s own site between October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026. Years not listed haven’t been checked yet, or their manual prints no value; check your own manual.

How to tighten them

  1. Clean any dirt or rust off the studs, the nuts and the wheel’s mounting face. Don’t oil them unless the manual says to.
  2. Thread every nut on by hand until it seats against the wheel.
  3. Lower the vehicle so the tire takes its weight, and set a torque wrench to 140 lb-ft (190 N·m).
  4. Tighten the nuts in a star pattern, going around two or three times, until the wrench clicks on every nut.
  5. Check the torque again after a short drive if your manual says to.

More detail, including how many passes to make: how to torque lug nuts. Setting and using the wrench: how to use a click torque wrench. Nuts or bolts, car by car: lug nuts vs wheel bolts.

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Questions

What is the lug nut torque on a Chevrolet Silverado 1500?

140 lb-ft (190 N·m), as printed in Chevrolet’s owner’s manuals (2007–2027).

Can I use an impact wrench?

Not to finish. An impact wrench can’t set a torque and easily overshoots it, which stretches studs. Run the nuts down by hand or lightly, then finish with a torque wrench in a star pattern.

Should I oil the studs?

Not unless the manual says so. Torque values assume clean, dry threads; oil lets the same torque stretch the stud further. Some manuals, Kia’s and Mazda’s among them, say to keep oil and grease off wheel nuts and bolts altogether.