Trouble torquing lug nuts
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Yikes!! Yeah, you are right, better to get it torqued correctly now than during a roadside situation, the horror!! 
You dare question the Google...lol! The conversion is correct though.
If you torque it down and loosen it right after it won't seem that tight because the nut and bolt have only been mated for a short time.
Left longer after driving, dissimilar metal chemical reaction, and any environmental corrosion, it will seem much harder to loosen.
For the one wheel that is overtightened, you might as well loosen the bolts not when you can control the situation rather on the side of the road when you have a flat and then you'll be really eff'ed.
It might seem like they are going to snap, but I think you'll be fine.
If you torque it down and loosen it right after it won't seem that tight because the nut and bolt have only been mated for a short time.
Left longer after driving, dissimilar metal chemical reaction, and any environmental corrosion, it will seem much harder to loosen.
For the one wheel that is overtightened, you might as well loosen the bolts not when you can control the situation rather on the side of the road when you have a flat and then you'll be really eff'ed.
It might seem like they are going to snap, but I think you'll be fine.
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