Does anyone know what the piston rod nut torque is for the Tokico illuminas for a 5.5 gen? The housecor guide has a torque spec but says its for stock struts only. I don't have any documentation for the illuminas and last time I called Tokico, they didn't have any documentation to provide.

Also, I installed Eibach springs this weekend and the front end is a bit noisy. I think its just the spring rubbing against the spring perches, but I wanted to know if a bit of noise every now and then is normal. Edit: noise sometimes occurs when the wheel is turned full lock, or during a large bump.

Thanks.

 

I believe it's the same as for stock struts. Here is a link to the torque specs for pretty much anything that is suspension-related:
http://forums.maxima.org/6264964-post310.html

 

Yeah, I got the FSM so I have all that. I just wanted to make sure it was the same for the Illuminas.

 

nah, a bit of noise every now and then isnt normal. i would take another look at it. make sure you dont have any spare parts. edit: when i did mine i didnt use a torque spec. im not saying thats the right way but im sure more have done it without problems you know

 

I do not think they are the same as the ones in the FSM. In fact I am pretty sure they are not. I'll see if I can find the instructions that came with my Illuminas.

 

Found them. Here are the torque specs that came with the illuminas.



If you want the rest of the instructions, I got them here:

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...structions.jpg

 

What does "make sure you dont have any spare parts" mean?

I'll loosen and retorque the nuts.

 

According to this, the piston rod bolts and the strut tower bolts are both too tight.

 

I retorqued the piston rod nut bolt and the 3 strut tower bolts to the specifications given and I still occasionally get a groan or moaning sound when turning the wheels full lock. I think its either the spring rubbing against the perch or the upper perch rubbing against the upper mount. What do you guys think?

 

Does the sound occur on all settings? I get lots of noise in the front with my Illuminas set to 5, but it was pretty quiet when I tried setting them to 2. In my case I think it's the strut mounts. I didn't replace them (big mistake), and my car does have high mileage.

Also, you mentioned you get noise with your wheels turned. Did you replace the strut bearings? If you didn't, then maybe the springs get wound up when you turn, and let go on a bump making noise?

 

I was thinking something similar. My car has 96,000 miles and I only replaced the dust boots and the spring isolators front and rear. I was thinking of taking the front end apart and greasing them (The bearings that is).

 

If all these parts, bearings, strut mounts, etc should be replaced when changing shocks and struts, why wouldn't they make noises on the original suspension set up?

I just bought shocks, springs, and dust boots to put on my 02 max with 116k, and all these posts are making me consider buying up replacement top hats and what not, even thought I don't know whether the original ones will work.

 

just hit them with the impact wrench lol thats what i did and mine are fine lol

 

Yeah the required torque is lower the the OEM strut assy stud. Do not use In impact wrench it will damage the selector mechanism inside the strut. Did you lube your Strut bearing with white lithium grease? I use this and it's still plentiful when I disassemble the struts testing different springs, isolators etc.