Jeep Grand Cherokee lug nut torque specs

From the 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee 4xe Owner's Manual (Wheel And Tire Torque Specifications, page 392), read November 3, 2026. Other model years can differ; check your own manual.

The manual says to use only authorized dealer recommended lug nuts/bolts, and to clean or remove any dirt or oil before tightening. Before mounting a tire, inspect the wheel mounting surface and remove any corrosion or loose particles.

How to tighten Grand Cherokee lug nuts

The manual describes proper lug nut/bolt torque as very important to ensure that the wheel is properly mounted to the vehicle. Its tightening rules:

• Use a properly calibrated torque wrench with a six-sided (hex) deep wall socket.
• Make sure the socket is fully engaged on the lug nut/bolt; do not insert it halfway.
• Tighten the lug nuts/bolts in a star pattern until each nut/bolt has been tightened twice.
• To avoid the risk of forcing the vehicle off the jack, do not tighten the lug nuts/bolts fully until the vehicle has been lowered.
• After 25 miles (40 km), check the lug nut/bolt torque to be sure that all the lug nuts/bolts are properly tightened.

If in doubt about the correct tightness, the manual says to have them checked with a torque wrench by an authorized dealer or service station. Its outside-the-vehicle checks also include checking the lug nut/bolt torque for tightness.

From the 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee 4xe Owner's Manual (Wheel And Tire Torque Specifications, page 392; Periodic Safety Checks You Should Make Outside The Vehicle, page 295), read November 3, 2026.

Changing a tire on a Grand Cherokee

The scissor-type jack and tire changing tools are in the rear cargo area, under the load floor; the exact location varies between vehicles with second-row and third-row seating. Before raising the vehicle, the manual says to park on a firm, level surface as far from the edge of the roadway as possible, turn on the hazard warning flashers, apply the parking brake firmly, put the vehicle in PARK, turn off the ignition and block the wheel diagonally opposite the one being raised. Passengers should not remain in the vehicle while it is raised. Remove the spare tire before jacking.

1. Loosen, but do not remove, the wheel lug nuts by turning them counterclockwise one turn while the wheel is still on the ground.
2. Assemble the jack and jacking tools.
3. For a front tire, place the jack on the body flange just behind the front tire, at the triangular lift point symbol on the sill molding. For a rear tire, place it in the slot on the rear tie-down bracket, just forward of the rear tire. Do not raise the vehicle until the jack is fully engaged, and do not raise it by the body side sill molding.
4. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack screw clockwise, only until the tire just clears the surface and there is enough clearance to install the spare.
5. Remove the lug nuts and wheel.
6. Position the spare on the vehicle and install the lug nuts with the cone-shaped end toward the wheel. Lightly tighten the nuts. Mount the spare with the valve stem facing outward.
7. Lower the vehicle by turning the jack screw counterclockwise, and remove the jack and wheel blocks.
8. Finish tightening the lug nuts in a star pattern until each nut has been tightened twice.
9. After 25 miles (40 km), check the lug nut torque with a torque wrench.

The manual warns never to start or run the engine with the vehicle on a jack, not to let anyone sit in the vehicle while it is on a jack, and not to get under the vehicle on a jack; take it to a service center where it can be raised on a lift instead.

From the 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee 4xe Owner's Manual (Preparations For Jacking; Jack Location; Jacking Instructions, pages 275 to 282), read November 3, 2026.

Spare tire location and stowing the flat

From the 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee 4xe Owner's Manual (Spare Tire Stowage; Spare Tire Removal; stowing the road wheel, pages 277 to 282), read November 3, 2026.

Grand Cherokee tire service at Elgin CDJR

Have a tire question after a change? Schedule Jeep tire service with our certified technicians, and see our Jeep service center page for maintenance, brakes, tires and batteries.

Our service department is open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is closed Sunday. Elgin CDJR is at 1500 W. Lake St. in Streamwood. Get directions.

Schedule service online, or see the Grand Cherokee tire pressure guide.