1980 Dodge Diplomat coupe here...the FSM calls for 175 ft-lbs, but the Borgeson box instructions only call for 100-120 ft-lbs...seems like a big difference, no?

I compared the old nut to the new one and the threads in the nut, as in TPI, seemed identical, so why the big difference?

For what it's worth: I put 100 ft-lbs on there right now and the rubber seal that sits between the box body and pitman arm isn't compressed yet and shows space....so it would seem like the pitman arm should still "climb" the output shaft a bit more, and that'll need more torque on the nut.

I applied anti seize to both the pitman arm splines and the box output shaft splines to make the mating go easier. The same was applied on the nut and the lock washer, so it's not like I might be seeing weird torque readings because of friction alone.

Thanks!