Peoria Plaza Tire
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What would be the best way to find torque specs on pickups when doing lift kits
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Jaryd
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I would call the lift kit manufacturer to get torque specs on their stuff and get a service manual for whatever vehicle your working on for the torque specs on that end of it.
Might could google the specs for the vehicle but probably not the lift kit.
Might could google the specs for the vehicle but probably not the lift kit.
Peoria Plaza Tire
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So there wouldn't be a chart or reference guide I could use
Jaryd
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https://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/forums/6-2-and-6-5-technical-reference-library.218/
There are some torque specs in the technical library. What kind of vehicle are you working on
Peoria Plaza Tire
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Well when we do lift and leveling kits my tech would like to have a computer program,poster, or an app he can use when he puts trucks and jeeps back together
Will L.
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Alldata is the probably most common source for multiple vehicle specs. It's normal for any mechanic shop to have access and computer for the techs to use. Before the magic of computers, shops like my Truck equipment shop had Thousands of dollars invested in paper manuals.
But it is crucial to use the instructions from manufactures. I remember Bell Tech drop spindles used to require a different fastener than the stock one and torque spec was much higher. Lean on your suppliers to get you proper specs in writing- your liability needs to be covered. When we would do one off builds for DOD, DOJ, DOT, etc we had to have stamped engineering plans for them. At one point we installed Timbren over load springs on around 100 mail trucks and the required paperwork jacked the price up to nearly double. Err on the side of caution.
But it is crucial to use the instructions from manufactures. I remember Bell Tech drop spindles used to require a different fastener than the stock one and torque spec was much higher. Lean on your suppliers to get you proper specs in writing- your liability needs to be covered. When we would do one off builds for DOD, DOJ, DOT, etc we had to have stamped engineering plans for them. At one point we installed Timbren over load springs on around 100 mail trucks and the required paperwork jacked the price up to nearly double. Err on the side of caution.
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As a retired mechanical design engineer, I have several charts available with SAE (and others) recommended torque specs per fastener sizes, grades, and types, but in your case, and as Will said, you need to go with manufacturer data for liability and safety reasons.
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