GMC Sierra 1500 lug nut torque

The GMC Sierra 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 GMC Sierra 1500 Owner Manual: Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 422

GMC Sierra 1500 lug nut torque by model year

Model yearVersionTorqueManual page
2027All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 422
2026All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 407
2025All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 437
2024All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 446
2023All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 442
2022All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 459
2022Sierra LTD140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 441
2021All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 439
2020All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 462
2019All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 437
2018All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 463
2017All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 472
2016All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 470
2015All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 496
2014All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 501
2013All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 490
2012All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 512
2011All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 558
2010All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 573
2009All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 540
2008All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 523
2007All140 lb-ft (190 N·m)Capacities and Specifications, PDF page 617

Read on GMC’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.

Other GMC models

Questions

What is the lug nut torque on a GMC Sierra 1500?

140 lb-ft (190 N·m), as printed in GMC’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.