Reaper19

Just finishing up my front suspension rebuild with all new parts and rubber control are bushings. Can anyone confirm the torque specs for the Upper and Lower front control arm end shaft bushing bolt torque specs?

I found them in my AIM and Shop manual noting 45 - 55 foot pounds for the lowers after the car in back on the ground, but cannot find what the torque spec should be for the uppers. Researching online and reading over tech papers some say 35- 40 foot pounds and others say 50 - 60?

Thanks

cobrachuck

I did mine the same upper & lower
Good luck

Reaper19

Thanks. That may be what I am reading in the shop manual, (Cross Shaft Bolts 50 ft. Lbs.) after the car is back on the ground. Thought it might be for just the lower, but I was unclear and appreciate the clarification it is for both upper and lower.

NeverTooOld

Use 35 to 40 ft/lbs for the upper and 45 to 50 ft/lbs for the lower as they both use grade 8 bolts. And torque them before installing them. With the shaft held firmly in a vice position the control arm so the ball joints are pointing straight down and then torque the bolts.

revitup

Only for poly. If you're using rubber, don't torque them until the car's on the ground, weight on wheels.

Reaper19

Yep, did that this afternoon. I used rubber so I did not toque until the springs had a chance to settle and drove the car in and out of the garage to let the tires relocate to a natural position, then torqued the bolts. I appreciate everyone's help on this project. Just rebuilt the front calipers and installed, on to rebuilding the rear calipers next, then set the alignment.