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How tight should the rear shock upper insulator bushing be?

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gnx547

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I installed new rear shocks on my 95 Gt and wondering how tight should the top insulator nut be tightened to? Should the nut be tight where the rubber insulator looks like a pancake? Or is that to tight?

Should the rubber insulator be this tight? The rubber insulator looks flat as a pancake. Or is that to tight?


Or should it be this tight? The rubber insulator does not look like a pancake
 

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gnx547 said:
I installed new rear shocks on my 95 Gt and wondering how tight should the top insulator nut be tightened to? Should the nut be tight where the rubber insulator looks like a pancake? Or is that to tight?

Should the rubber insulator be this tight? The rubber insulator looks flat as a pancake. Or is that to tight?


Or should it be this tight? The rubber insulator does not look like a pancake
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I use number #1... i go untill it smushes and you get some resistance... Im sure there is a torque spec though.
 

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Torque spec is 25-34 Lb-Ft

It will squish to about the same diameter as the washer. It will look like less than the first pic but more than the second.
 

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How would you get a torque wrench on it. You need another wrench to hold the shaft in place.

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Have someone hold it from underneath
 

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Last5.0 said:
Have someone hold it from underneath
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What, like put a pair of pliers on the shaft? There's a dust cover over it anyway.

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nope, just hold the upper part of the shock tube with your hand. Most shocks have that tube attached to the shaft. Now struts (like on the front of the car) on the other hand don't and it won't help, the shaft will still spin.
 

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nope, just hold the upper part of the shock tube with your hand. Most shocks have that tube attached to the shaft. Now struts (like on the front of the car) on the other hand don't and it won't help, the shaft will still spin.
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I've never seen that, every one I've had the shaft spun free inside the shock tube. In that case, you could just bolt it to the axle and it will hold the shaft in place.

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guess it depends on the brand/model of shock
 

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The shocks I'm using are Tokico
 
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