Originally Posted By: BrocLuno
With never seize I'd drop to 100 #'s. But you'll know when you start the nuts on by hand. Some studs are pretty rough and the never seize just fills in the pores/craters. They still feel like they have drag. On those I'd prolly go to the factory setting.
But if it feels smooth and buttery, you do not want to over stretch the stud and cause failure; so smooth feeling, 100 would be enough for me
And that's the way to know. Take a factory replacement stud and nut (new) and torque to spec w/o anything. Measure before and after. That's the stretch you are looking for. Now do it with never seize in increments. When you get the same stretch, that's your number. It's all about the stretch ...
Yes, all about the strain (stretch), and that's the safest, most reliable measure.
I'd do exactly as you suggest, then work out how far you rotate it after tight to get the stretch...then get in a habit of "angle tightening" to the angle that you've developed.
When I get a new car with a torquespec, I work out the angle on dry studs, then repeat that with the wheel brace after I've applied antisieze.