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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 11:50 AM
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iam going to be installing my camber kit in a day or so. just woundering how much iam supposed to torque down the strut nut and the bolts to the camber plates.. and whatever else nuts iam going to be unbolting and rebolting

or is it even important? am i good just german torqueing it with my arm strength?
Old Mar 8, 2006 | 01:37 PM
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It is a wide range, but I believe it is somewhere around 150 lbs. for the strut nut.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 05:31 AM
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Default RE: how much torque to use on struts?

Sorry, this isn't related to answering your question, but I do have a question for you since you're working with your struts: Are the tops of your struts slotted? If so, what kind of tool did you use to hold the shaft still while tightening/loosening your struts?
Old Mar 10, 2006 | 01:48 PM
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They are called binders. They have what look like two washers and a rubber gromet in between. You use a pry bar to bind the two washers and remove the nut.
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