Lexus ES lug nut torque
The Lexus ES takes 76 lb-ft (103 N·m, 10.5 kgf·m) on its wheel nuts; the 2022–2023, 2025 manuals all say the same. Tighten them in a star pattern with a torque wrench.
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Wheel nut torque
76lb-ft103N·m10.5kgf·m
- As printed
- “Tightening torque:76 ft•lbf (103 N•m, 10.5 kgf•m)”
Lexus ES lug nut torque by model year
| Model year | Torque | Manual page |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 lb-ft (103 N·m) | If you have a flat tire |
| 2023 | 76 lb-ft (103 N·m) | If you have a flat tire |
| 2022 | 76 lb-ft (103 N·m) | If you have a flat tire |
Read on Lexus’s own site on October 26, 2026. Years not listed haven’t been checked yet, or their manual prints no value; check your own manual.
How to tighten them
- 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.
- Thread every nut on by hand until it seats against the wheel.
- Lower the vehicle so the tire takes its weight, and set a torque wrench to 76 lb-ft (103 N·m).
- Tighten the nuts in a star pattern, going around two or three times, until the wrench clicks on every nut.
- Check the torque again after a short drive if your manual says to.
What the Lexus manual adds
- Firmly tighten each wheel nut two or three times in the order shown in the illustration.
- Never use oil or grease on the wheel bolts or wheel nuts.
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 Lexus ES?
76 lb-ft (103 N·m), as printed in Lexus’s owner’s manuals (2022–2023, 2025).
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.