Shackle bolt torque?

[EIB8400]

I did some searching on here and I'm not smart enough to find my answer. I installed my diy4x shackle flip and shackles last year. What should the shackle bolts be torqued too? I've been driving and wheeling it and I know they are not too loose, but maybe too tight. Any help would be great.

 

[Deuling]

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[EIB8400]

I got all excited about getting an answer so fast. Thanks dueling

 

[Deuling]

I got all excited about getting an answer so fast. Thanks dueling

Sorry, its my first whore post of the day

 

[EIB8400]

I was checking your post count and thinking how I must just be a stalker compared to you. I've been here a year longer and you're killing me.

 

[Deuling]

I was checking your post count and thinking how I must just be a stalker compared to you. I've been here a year longer and you're killing me.

Hey, stop whoring up your own thread


Oh, and yah, I got issues lol

 

[EIB8400]

I'm not whoring.. Just trying to be popular.

 

[Avery4jc]

Just use a lock nut and snug it down by hand. You don't want to pinch the bushing but it obviously needs to bottom out. Mine have been like that for years with no problems.

 

[mrk5]

I use the all-metal pinch lock nuts and I don't go more than 35ft-lbs. Basically looking for snug like Avery mentioned. Ran the K5 that way for 7yrs.

 

[rampage]

For the rear springs my Chevy manual calls for 92 ft/lbs for all three bolts (main eye, spring to shackle, and shackle to hanger). That's probably just for rubber bushings.
For poly bushings here's what Stephen says:

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52960
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37212
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9109
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showpost.php?p=178973&postcount=13

 

[EIB8400]

I have standard bushings. Okay so I should make sure they are snug, 35ft-lbs and maybe even 92ft-lbs? If the manual says 925t-lbs shouldn't that be what I do?

 

[chulisohombre]

Last time this was discussed I remember it being 50 ft lb I'm thinking. Pretty sure that's what I did to Mine when I replaced mine 2 summers ago. No problems since.

 

[chulisohombre]

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=286004&highlight=Shackle+torque
That is the discussion had a couple years ago. So there was a differecence of 35-75 ftlb on the board here. So 50 ftlb seams to Be a good median to go to as I said. As long as the outer bolts are tight to the shackle and don't rotate By hand it should be tight enough for most people's standards it seems. The spring rotates inside the bushing as Chris said so its got to Clamp the inner sleeve as to spin inside the bushing and not squish the sleeve like a crush sleeve and put pressure against the bushing and stop It from moving.

 

[EIB8400]

Cool. Thank you.