Porsche 718 lug nut torque
Porsche 718 owner’s manuals give 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) for model years 2017–2025; and 443 lb-ft (600 N·m) for central-lock wheels, model years 2023–2025. Check which applies to yours. The manuals are Porsche’s international editions. Tighten them in a star pattern with a torque wrench. A central-lock wheel has a single central bolt instead, which takes the central-lock value.
Sources checked
Wheel bolt torque, model years 2017–2025
118lb-ft160N·m
- As printed
- “Tighten wheel bolts to a tightening torque of 160 Nm (118 ftlb).”
Porsche 718 lug nut torque by model year
| Model year | Version | Torque | Manual page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boxster / Cayman, built from Sep 2024 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2025 | GT4 / Spyder, central-lock wheels, built from Sep 2024 | 443 lb-ft (600 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2024 | Boxster / Cayman, built Nov 2023–Sep 2024 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2024 | Boxster / Cayman, built Jun 2023–Nov 2023 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2024 | GT4 / Spyder, central-lock wheels, built Nov 2023–Sep 2024 | 443 lb-ft (600 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2024 | GT4 / Spyder, central-lock wheels, built Jun 2023–Nov 2023 | 443 lb-ft (600 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2023 | Boxster / Cayman, built Jun 2022–Jun 2023 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2023 | GT4 / Spyder, built Jun 2022–Jun 2023 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2023 | GT4 / Spyder, central-lock wheels, built Jun 2022–Jun 2023 | 443 lb-ft (600 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2022 | Boxster / Cayman, built Nov 2021–Jun 2022 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2022 | Boxster / Cayman, built Jun 2021–Nov 2021 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2021 | Boxster / Cayman, built Aug 2020–Jun 2021 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2020 | Boxster / Cayman, built Nov 2019–Aug 2020 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2020 | Boxster / Cayman, built Jun 2019–Nov 2019 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2019 | Boxster / Cayman, built Dec 2018–Jun 2019 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2019 | Boxster / Cayman, built Jul 2018–Dec 2018 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2018 | Boxster / Cayman, built Nov 2017–Jul 2018 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2018 | Boxster / Cayman, built May 2017–Nov 2017 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2017 | Boxster / Cayman, built Nov 2016–May 2017 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2017 | Boxster / Cayman, built May 2016–Nov 2016 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
| 2017 | Boxster / Cayman, built Apr 2016–May 2016 | 118 lb-ft (160 N·m) | Tyres and Wheels |
These are the international editions of Porsche’s owner’s manuals; a car sold in another country comes with that country’s edition, so check yours. Read on Porsche’s own site on October 24, 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 bolts and the wheel’s mounting face. Don’t oil them unless the manual says to.
- Thread every bolt in by hand until it seats against the wheel.
- Lower the vehicle so the tire takes its weight, and set a torque wrench to the value for your version in the table above.
- Tighten the bolts in a star pattern, going around two or three times, until the wrench clicks on every bolt. A central-lock wheel has a single central bolt instead: tighten it to the central-lock value, with a torque wrench that reaches it.
- Check the torque again after a short drive if your manual says to.
What the Porsche manual adds
- Immediately after changing a wheel, use a torque wrench to check the prescribed tightening torque of the wheel bolts (160 Nm/118 ftlb).
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. Wheels held on by bolts, and how they’re fitted: lug nuts vs wheel bolts.
Other Porsche models
- Porsche 911118, 119, 369, 443 or 444 lb-ft, by year and version, 2013–2027
- Porsche 918 Spyder479 lb-ft (650 N·m), 2015
- Porsche Boxster118 lb-ft (160 N·m), 2013–2016
- Porsche Cayenne118 or 119 lb-ft, by year and version, 2013–2027
- Porsche Cayenne Electric160 N·m (118 lb-ft converted), 2026
- Porsche Cayman118 lb-ft (160 N·m), 2014–2016
- Porsche Macan118 lb-ft (160 N·m), 2015–2026
- Porsche Macan Electric118 (converted) or 119 lb-ft, by model year, 2024–2027
- Porsche Panamera118, 119 or 443 lb-ft, by year and version, 2013–2027
- Porsche Taycan118 or 119 lb-ft, by year and version, 2020–2027
Questions
What is the lug nut torque on a Porsche 718?
118 lb-ft (160 N·m) for model years 2017–2025; 443 lb-ft (600 N·m) for central-lock wheels, model years 2023–2025, as printed in Porsche’s owner’s manuals (2017–2025).
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 wheel bolts?
Not unless the manual says so. Torque values assume clean, dry threads; oil lets the same torque stretch the bolt further. Some manuals, Kia’s and Mazda’s among them, say to keep oil and grease off wheel nuts and bolts altogether.