99 Civic torque specs when lowering?

civicOG

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Before I get flamed for asking and not searching. I searched. Can anyone tell me without getting a Haynes manual? I am throwing GC/Koni setup with tophats on this weekend.

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TigBitties

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i never torqued them, if they are tight they are tight
 


civexspeedy

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Off the top of my head....

The 2 top mount nuts are 36 ft/lbs
The front fork pinch bolt is 32 ft/lbs
The bottom LCA bolts for front are 47 ft/lbs.
The bottom LCA bolts for the rear are 40 ft/lbs

Remember to load the suspension before fully torquing every bolt down to spec. Otherwise you'll have binding issues with the bushings and your bushings will prematurely wear.
 


203CT

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How do you torque a bolt when your car is under load and low to the ground. I don't see how you would be able to get yourself underneath the car. Just thought I'd ask something ice been thinking about.
 

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How do you torque a bolt when your car is under load and low to the ground. I don't see how you would be able to get yourself underneath the car. Just thought I'd ask something ice been thinking about.
could do it on an alignment rack, ive always just tightened them though since i cant get on a rack and im not to worried about it lol
 

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How do you torque a bolt when your car is under load and low to the ground. I don't see how you would be able to get yourself underneath the car. Just thought I'd ask something ice been thinking about.
The car doesn't have to be on the ground, it could be on ramps. Or jacked up and placed of blocks of wood. Or you could take measurements, place the car on jack stands and jack the wheel up to load the suspension then tq. However it's done, loading the suspension to its normal static state and torquing to spec is the right way to do it.
 

203CT

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The car doesn't have to be on the ground, it could be on ramps. Or jacked up and placed of blocks of wood. Or you could take measurements, place the car on jack stands and jack the wheel up to load the suspension then tq. However it's done, loading the suspension to its normal static state and torquing to spec is the right way to do it.
Ok thanks I was able to torque my was setup because the car wasn't lowered and I'm small enough to fit under the car but next time around I might run into issues unless I raise the coils high enough to get under there then lower the car afterwards.
 

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Well u can always have the car on stands and put a jack on the hub and put pressure on it, thats how i get my upper ball joint to tighten also


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civicOG

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Thanks everyone for all the input. Will post up pics when it is all done.

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