[GMJimmy]

Here is a little test for the sceptics out there. Put all of your lug nuts on hand tight (no ratchet just the socket in your hand) Now mark the wheel and the rim to indicate their position. Now remove one of them and lubricate it and put it back on and match up the mark. Now set your torque wrench to the correct spec and pay attention to how far in degrees it takes to reach the set torque on each of them. Tighten all the nuts in a star pattern and compare the four non lubed nuts to the lubed one. You must remember that even if the torque is the same the lubricated nut will use more threads to do so and puts more stress on the stud than the other four. If you lubricate a wheel nut it COULD come loose while driving.