Toyota Tacoma lug nut torque
Toyota Tacoma owner’s manuals give 97 lb-ft (131 N·m) for Aluminum wheel and 154 lb-ft (209 N·m) for Steel wheel. Check which applies to yours. Tighten them in a star pattern with a torque wrench.
Sources checked
Wheel nut torque, Aluminum wheel
97lb-ft131N·m13.4kgf·m
- As printed
- “Aluminum wheel: 97 ft•lbf (131 N•m, 13.4 kgf•m)”
Toyota Tacoma lug nut torque by model year
| Model year | Version | Torque | Manual page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Aluminum wheel | 97 lb-ft (131 N·m) | If you have a flat tire |
| 2025 | Steel wheel | 154 lb-ft (209 N·m) | If you have a flat tire |
| 2024 | Aluminum wheel | 97 lb-ft (131 N·m) | If you have a flat tire |
| 2024 | Steel wheel | 154 lb-ft (209 N·m) | If you have a flat tire |
Read on Toyota’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 the value for your version in the table above.
- 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 Toyota manual adds
- Securely tighten the wheel nuts two or three times in the order shown in the illustration using a wheel nut wrench.
- Never use oil or grease on the wheel bolts or wheel nuts.
- After replacing a tire, check the tightening torque as soon as possible.
- Retighten the wheel nuts within 100 miles (160 km) of driving.
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 Toyota models
- Toyota 4Runner97 or 154 lb-ft, by version, 2025–2026
- Toyota Corolla76 lb-ft (103 N·m), 2026
- Toyota Corolla Cross76 lb-ft (103 N·m), 2024
- Toyota Grand Highlander103 lb-ft (140 N·m), 2024
- Toyota Highlander76 lb-ft (103 N·m), 2022–2024
- Toyota RAV476 lb-ft (103 N·m), 2022–2024
- Toyota Tundra97 or 154 lb-ft, by version, 2024
Questions
What is the lug nut torque on a Toyota Tacoma?
97 lb-ft (131 N·m) for Aluminum wheel; 154 lb-ft (209 N·m) for Steel wheel, as printed in Toyota’s owner’s manuals (2024–2025).
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.