DIY: Springs *no pics though*

[InanimateCarbonRod]

Does anyone know what to torque all the bolts to? (Socket Size would help too) Here's what I've figured on my own. My socket set only goes up to 15mm, so I need to know which ones to buy to get the job done. Front: 3 Upper (15mm Nuts) = 33 ft-lbs Front: 2 Lower = ??? Rear: 2 Upper (14mm Nuts) = 40 ft-lbs Rear: 1 Lower = ???

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[InanimateCarbonRod]

ok, so I'll slap a 5 foot breaker bar on my wrench.

[nytejade]

If you're that dense you shouldn't be working on your car.

[InanimateCarbonRod]

I'm not dense, I just want the bolts torqued correctly. '..as much as possible.' is a pretty vague torque spec.

Peace, bro. My sarcasm is a little hard to convey with just text. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]

[VNlilMAN]

eh, i myself dont have a torque wrench and i'm too cheap to invest in one so ya i just tighten it as much as possible... not with a breaker bar or anything, just with the wrench i'm using.. i dont want to tell people to do this however cause i know this is the wrong way and that using a torque wrench is what you should do. but ya i will be deleting your messages(only the useless ones) soon cause i dont want this page cluttered with uninformative messages

[InanimateCarbonRod]

I worked on the rears today, gonna do the fronts tomorrow.
VNlilMAN, feel free to use these pics I took:



Attachments:
[IMG]/forums/themes/orbitz/paperclip.gif[/IMG] 9-4-02 Rear Lower Strut Bolt - 17mm Socket(sm).JPG (24 Kb)
[IMG]/forums/themes/orbitz/paperclip.gif[/IMG] 9-4-02 Rear Strut - Upper Components Removed(sm).JPG (25 Kb)
[IMG]/forums/themes/orbitz/paperclip.gif[/IMG] 9-4-02 Rear Strut and Spring Compressors(sm).JPG (29 Kb)
[IMG]/forums/themes/orbitz/paperclip.gif[/IMG] 9-4-02 Rear Strut Assembly(sm).JPG (24 Kb)
[IMG]/forums/themes/orbitz/paperclip.gif[/IMG] 9-4-02 Rear Upper Strut Bolts - 14mm Deep Socket(sm).JPG (31 Kb)

[InanimateCarbonRod]

DIY for rear strut removal, steps 1-6 here.

[InanimateCarbonRod]

I didn't take as many pics of the front.



Attachments:
[IMG]/forums/themes/orbitz/paperclip.gif[/IMG] 9-5-02 OEM Front Strut(sm).JPG (35 Kb)
[IMG]/forums/themes/orbitz/paperclip.gif[/IMG] 9-5-02 Upper Strut Mouting Bolts w- Neuspeed Strut Bar(sm).JPG (22 Kb)