The passenger side, with the exhaust, took me a few minutes longer. That upper nut on the passenger side was also the only one of the four I could not get my torque wrench to.
Factory manual specs the torque at 52 ft-lbs. Put mine on yesterday. Used a ratchet strap to compress shock. Only issue was I had the passenger side upper nut come out of retainer and hang up on frame. Getting torque wrench on bolts was not a problem. Rides great, big improvement.
Thanks for that, I'll go back them off a bit. Only torque specs I could find were from a lift mod online manual, they were calling for 70 ft-lbs which seemed high, so I went a little lower. Measure with a micrometer and chop it with an axe.
The factory manuals are posted here online in the maintenance section.
Had my Bilstein 5100s installed on the rear today and must say I am stoked at how well they perform! What a remarkable difference in the bounce and the sway! I could not be happier!
Let us know how it works out. I was about to do front and rear...but my oldest son just got laid off. I'm standing down for a bit.
You gotter' done....that"s nice.Fronts on...ride is level...feels like a truck now. Had some issues with install though...first spring compressor would not fit between coils, took to a Big O tire store who said they could do it...their wall mount compressor didn't have enough reach and couldn't compress enough. Finally rented the "tool of death" and it worked perfectly. It feels much better leveled...smoother ride overall, and looks great with the Nitto Terra Grappler 285/65/R18 tires. Having alignment done Thursday...did not realize that not all shops will align with coil over struts.
By the way...fairly complex swap for a non-mechanic. Over 6 hours of actual work...and it rained half way through so my butt was soaked...LOL!
