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front shock bolts - how tight?

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Old 09-29-2013, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by janders82
throwing some new shocks on and wondering how tight to tighten the the upper shock bolt for the fronts (i don't currently have a torque wrench).

i cranked them down to where the bushings is pretty much the same diameter as the washers. tight enough?
Per the Fox Shocks Installation Instructions:

..do not tighten mounting bushings with excessive torque. The bushings should be proload-compressed only by approximately 1/8"..
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