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Jan 13, 2009 | 10:10 PM

twitchtwice

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installing lcas and brackets

anyone happen to know the torque specs for them so i can get them right while im under there?

thanks in advance

Jan 13, 2009 | 10:13 PM

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anyone happen to know the torque specs for them so i can get them right while im under there?

thanks in advance

80ft lbs

Jan 13, 2009 | 10:38 PM

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Also Its recommended that you torque everything down with the weight of the car on the axle.

Jan 14, 2009 | 08:34 AM

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let us know how the install goes, I did my brackets a while back and I had to beat the hell out of my e-brake cable bracket to get it to mount on the lca bracket, it wasnt pretty, but i finally got it.

Jan 14, 2009 | 10:25 AM

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alright i will. what brand lca brackets did you have?

Jan 15, 2009 | 06:17 PM

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got them installed, im not sure what you had a problem with man. the driver side bracket was a little touch to get up there, but we used some wood and some leverage and it got into place. then the pass side bracket slid on like a glove? lol i guess nothing perfect. install went smoothly, took a while, but i was going slow on purpose cuz i was in no hurry

Jan 15, 2009 | 06:34 PM

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the driver side bracket was a little touch to get up there, but we used some wood and some leverage and it got into place. then the pass side bracket slid on like a glove? lol

That is great to hear! Sometimes over time the rear end begin to rust.. the rust and corrosion builds up on the control arm mounts. This makes it tough in some cases to get the bracket over the control arm mount and requires some wire wheeling or sanding. Also some of our older instructions accidentally left out the part on how to cut or bend the e-brake cable.

Hope that helps,
Ryan