Torque upper shock bolts?
Torque upper shock nuts? How do you properly torque the upper shock nuts? The correct torque for the rear shocks is 13 lb ft, but the rod keeps spinning. I know I can just put an allen wrench on the top of the rod and tighten with a box end wrench, but how can you actually torque them with a torque wrench?
Last edited by BackinBlack02SS; Apr 13, 2006 at 10:43 PM.
Didn't think you could unless it's a specialty tool. I go by feel and compression of the rubber grommets for the rear, done enough to know what's right. The fronts are straight forward and there should be a place for an open end under the tower housing that mounts top of the shock. Don't remember on the stock DeCarbons but the QA1s have an open end nut that you hold a backup on while tightning the top set nut to the bolt.
