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02-04-2005, 09:36 PM

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question on our strut bars

How much torque should i use to tighten the strut bar with?

02-04-2005, 10:34 PM

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I have heard 22psi, but I went with whatever housecor said on his website, it was in nm, I don't remember how much, but his website is www.innerbean.com/housecor and it's under the suspension install writeup. It will tell how much to torque down the strut towers. What kind of strut bar did you get?

02-04-2005, 11:02 PM

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psi is a unit for pressure. The strut bar should be tightened to about 30-35 Nm, IIRC.

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02-05-2005, 01:26 PM

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Yeah, I believe its around 35 lbs of torque.... or Nm... whatever the right unit is...

02-05-2005, 01:48 PM

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20 some pounds I believe

02-05-2005, 02:04 PM

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From Housecor's site:

Use the following torque specs in newton meters (N-m):
- strut to steering knuckle bolts 140-159 N-m
- strut upper mount nuts 39-54 N-m

02-05-2005, 03:04 PM

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I believe I used 35 on mine.

02-07-2005, 03:04 PM

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my 00 max has a bracket where the stut bar mounts. Now do i mount it on top of the bracket, under the bracket, or take out the bracket entirely?

02-07-2005, 05:35 PM

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Got a pic OutMaxxed?

02-07-2005, 05:44 PM

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sorry no pic but the bracket im talking about sits right under the 3 bolts on top of the strut mount. Its black..

02-07-2005, 06:00 PM

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no, you take out the black metal bracket, as I recall.....else the bar won't fit.

02-07-2005, 07:58 PM

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For all of us non-metric guys:

1 Nm = 0.7376 lb-ft

So 35 lb-ft is equal to 47.45 Nm. Housecor's site recommends 39-54 Nm for the strut upper mount nuts, so 35 lb-ft fits within that range nicely.

02-07-2005, 10:00 PM

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Guess I should've stuck with good ol' ft. lbs. BTW - These figures are pulled straight out of the Haynes manual if you want to hit the local library/auto parts store.

02-07-2005, 10:33 PM

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yeah i think on mine i took out the metal bracket or else it wasn't gonna fit..... can't quite remember though. i'm sure you'll find out when u do it

02-08-2005, 08:00 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by spiromax

For all of us non-metric guys:

1 Nm = 0.7376 lb-ft

So 35 lb-ft is equal to 47.45 Nm. Housecor's site recommends 39-54 Nm for the strut upper mount nuts, so 35 lb-ft fits within that range nicely.

Thanks for clearing that up.... I just remembered it was 35 something...