Hey everyone, I just installed my ftsb and I had a quick question. How can you tell if you over tighten the nuts or not? I know that they were a b!tch to loosen at first so I did tighten them back pretty hard. Anyone know a way to see if they are over tightened aside from taking a hard right and seeing if the bolts rip off?

 

Use a Torque wrench, you can by cheap yet descent TQ wrenche at pepboys,autozone etc for like $20. Chances are you over tightened the bolts, I did the same thing you describe and was later horrified that the bolts were Tourqed to 80 lb's! I believe the correct TQ is 40 lbs.

 

Go rent a torque wrench. AutoZone/PepBoys/R&S Strauss ... auto parts stores usually have a rent-a-tool program.

Give them a deposit, borrow the tool, use it, return it and get your deposit back.

Torque it to 35-40 ft/lb.

 

You should of torqued them down.I dont know the spec check www.maximadriver.com for the install inst. and it will tell you what to torque them too.That is where I got my directions.

 

torque wrench, thanks guys

 

torque wrench, thanks guys