johnnyblaz3

how many ppl have done it without a torque wrench??

how many ppl have had their bolts come off cause they didnt properly torque it?

so is it okay installing suspension without a torque wrench? i really dont wanna be driving and my suspension falls off while on my on the highway and boom im dead...

shnee

i did it without a torque wrench.
no problems, i just did it tight

bRunCL

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I would invest 20-30 dollars on one. Comes in handy for other projects too. I think you can borrow one from autozone if you put a deposit down.

97BlackAckCL

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I did mine without one and I need to retorque all my bolts. Suspension is not something you wanna half ass. I am waiting to put my d2's on to retorque everything, but I highly recommend doing it right when u do it. THey have torque specs for a reason

Blind_Shooter

^^ i 100% agree i bought a torque wrench specifically for this job. there are a few bolts you can f*** up easily from overtightening and you dont want your expensive a$$ suspension blowing out the wheel well on the highway doin 100. i think every bolt on the suspension has a torque rating, so yea it is importante

Time For Sleeep

you spent the money to get suspension for the car; it's just a little more to invest in a torque wrench; let's say you tighten a bolt incorrectly, just try to get it done 'really tight', then if you have issues next time or decide you want to change something up you find out you have a bunch of bolts that are impossible to loosen.

like 97 said, u don't want to half ass this kind of stuff.


even if someone came in and said "yes, there was this one time i did not tighten enough, and my suspension came apart on the freeway", is that really going to change your mind about cheaping out on a torque wrench?

johnnyblaz3

ok i got it... need torque wrench.. but how do we get torque specs for each bolt? woulld it say it in 97 2.2cl repair manuals? they have a bunch at lordco but not sure if they have it for the cl..

97BlackAckCL

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repair manual

johnnyblaz3

Just picked up the wrench does anyone know the torque specs foot pounds for the rear lower control arm strut and front two bolts,would help slot

johnnyblaz3

anyone know? I remember seeing it befor but won't show up on search

97BlackAckCL

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I'll grab my helms hold on a sec

97BlackAckCL

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OK, bolt that goes through the bottom of the rear shocks is 40 lbf-ft, the bottom of the front forks is 47 lbf-ft, the bolt that holds the front shock to the fork is 32 lbf-ft and the upper front and rear bolts on the top of the shock towers are 28 lbf-ft

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97BlackAckCL

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OK, bolt that goes through the bottom of the rear shocks is 40 lbf-ft, the bottom of the front forks is 47 lbf-ft, the bolt that holds the front shock to the fork is 32 lbf-ft and the upper front and rear bolts on the top of the shock towers are 28 lbf-ft

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Tehvine

This is a scan from my haynes 5th gen accord manual. The torque specs should be the same as our cars.