Strut rod torque spec in manual wrong? E-body.

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Strut rod torque spec in manual wrong? E-body. #1285015 08/13/12 10:12 PM 08/13/12 10:12 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 958 eastern, pa. C cudabitten OP super stock
cudabitten OP super stock C Joined: May 2008 Posts: 958 eastern, pa.	Hi, assembling the steering components tonight and the manual says 145 foot lbs for strut into lower control arm, but diagram looks like it says 105 foot lbs. Anyone else know for sure?

Re: Strut rod torque spec in manual wrong? E-body. [Re: cudabitten] #1285016 08/14/12 01:56 AM 08/14/12 01:56 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,168 Vancouver, WA MoparMarq super stock
MoparMarq super stock Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,168 Vancouver, WA	They both sound too high. Let me check... You're right. '72 FSM says: Strut to lower control arm - 105. Strut to Frame - 52 (probably because of the bushing). That's for E-bod and B-bod. Last edited by MoparMarq; 08/14/12 01:59 AM.

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