Originally Posted by evilcryalotmore

Yes, Always set in the threads first then apply torque. Like a car, You dont want to just put the lug nuts on the thread and take a impact drill to it. Because you might end up stripping the threads, Or damaging them, You should be able to thread the whole lock ring down to the cog, where the lockring and cog are flush to eachother, Then you can apply torque.