Hey guys.
Last weekend I took my drivers side wheels off, dipped them & let them dry overnight. Put them back on, torqued them to 70flbs. This weekend, I did the same & put them back on this morning. Now, this afternoon my abs light & slip light are now on. I didn't use a torque wrench & torque them down exact, just the stock wrench from the oem jack kit. What could be causing this? Could I have perhaps mixed the tires up & put front on the rear & rear on the front?
Regardless, I'm bamboozled and need some help diagnosing the issue.

 

Check your brake fluid level. Also, if you didn't use a torque wrench you didn't torque them to anything at all. Get one and torque your lugs properly. 70 ft/lbs. isn't the correct torque value.

 

I highly doubt dipping your wheels has anything to do with those lights coming on, people do that all the time. As Black Betty said its probably your fluid level is low and its the cars way of warning you to check. Also just to make sure, since you left your wheels off overnight make sure nothing or anyone might've bothered anything etc just a thought. Good Luck!

 

Most likely fluid. Also curious how you'd get to 70ft/lb without anything to measure it?

 

Thanks guys, I'll check the brake fluid in the A.M. & sorry about the confusion, wrote this up quick on break haha. The drivers side I took off & dipped last weekend, I had torqued them to 70(couldve sworn 70 was the right number, will check and see the correct #). No problems all week, now this morning I had put my passengers side wheels back on my car & I didn't torque them down to a specific measurement, just by hand.
Again, appreciate the insight & will check brake fluid & also any signs of tampering tomorrow Hopefully all will be good!

 

How did you torque it to 70 if you didn't have a torque wrench?

Get a torque wrench. Torque them in a star pattern. The correct torque is 80-85 ft/lbs.