JLauric

I received my stillen fstb yesterday (was very excited), and I am a now a little embarrassed to be asking for help as it seems it has been so easy for everyone else, but I am running into difficulty and can't wait to finish this install. I did everything according to the install sheet, installing the brackets, the spacer, and then the bar. When it comes time to tighten the nuts on the screws according to 20 ft. - lbs of torque I am at a standstill. I used a friends torque wrench for the bracket install, applied the correct torque measure, and everything went fine. The problem now, is that I can't tighten the nut on the bolt that holds the bar to the strut tower brackets. I tried to hold the top of the bolt with a pair of pliers, while I tried to torque the nut, but this only went so far as the bolt started slipping through the pliers. I am trying not to strip the head of the bolt, but there is not much thread on there to begin with to give me a grip so I can hold onto with the pliers while I tighten the other end with the wrench. How flush does the nut have to be against the bar in order to achieve 20 ft.-lbs of torque?? I am not that tool illiterate, and this is my first real mod, and I am getting frustrated because I am almost there and am afaid of messing things up by stripping the head of the bolt. Can anyone please offer any hints???

JLauric

whoops!, meant to say I am not that tool literate. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

JLauric

Everything's OK, just needed a second pair of hands to hold while I tightened. Can feel the steering is tighter already, not to mention the bar looks really nice!!!

UMD_MaxSE

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