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Rear shock/LCA torque specs

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  • Start date Start date Sep 21, 2009

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i've searched here and google.

i need torque specs for rear shock upper bolt and lower bolt to control arm. also control arm torque spec.

ive gotta lower the arm ad turn my springs pigtail the proper way.

thanks. im going to do the work now, so i hope someone with a chilton see's this. my parts store is out of the proper chilton.. so im SOL right now.
 

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I beleive the instructions with my MM control arms spec'ed 80 ft-lbs.

SO i torqued all the control arm bolts to 80 ft-lbs. I had to go under 200 miles later and retorque.

As for upper shock bolt, not sure. I used the good-n-tite method for that bolt.
 

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i used good-n-tight on the upper/lower bolts. i smashed my finger badly behind the second shock as i was pushing it in. first blood squirter accident.. so im done at just the shocks for now.

thanks for the tq spec. i figured around 80-100 but wasn't sure.
 
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