Torque order for rear suspension components?
03-25-2012, 12:14 PM
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Torque order for rear suspension components? Given a stock suspension, if all components were removed and put back in place, what order should things be tightened down in?
LCA
Torque Arm
Sway Bar endlinks
Sway Bar mounts
Shocks
Panhard
LCA
Torque Arm
Sway Bar endlinks
Sway Bar mounts
Shocks
Panhard
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04-01-2012, 07:45 PM
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Here's a tip from a lesson I just learned: Make sure everything is hooked up before you start torquing anything. I left the track bar off to keep it out of my way while I put all the other pieces on. Last in: Track Bar - missed it by that much...
The body and rearend were out of line by about 1.5", had to use a c-clamp to pull them together enough to insert the bolt. I'm hoping that 1.5" I moved after everything was torqued down (specifically the LCAs and sway bar) doesn't cause any binding.
The body and rearend were out of line by about 1.5", had to use a c-clamp to pull them together enough to insert the bolt. I'm hoping that 1.5" I moved after everything was torqued down (specifically the LCAs and sway bar) doesn't cause any binding.
04-02-2012, 12:36 AM
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Seems like maybe it did; the test drive did not go well 
The rear felt real stiff and while doing a slalom, rolled over too much in one direction and not enough (if at all) in the other.
Got it back home and had a tough time pulling the LCA bolts on the left side out; finally got them out and couldn't get them back in until I loosened the track bar.
There's the lesson for the day: Hook everything up before torquing anything.
The rear felt real stiff and while doing a slalom, rolled over too much in one direction and not enough (if at all) in the other.Got it back home and had a tough time pulling the LCA bolts on the left side out; finally got them out and couldn't get them back in until I loosened the track bar.
There's the lesson for the day: Hook everything up before torquing anything.
