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Does anyone know the control arm bolts torque spec?

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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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Does anyone know the control arm bolts torque spec?

I took off my lift and put the factory arms back on and torqued them to the other lift kits bolt spec but i have a knocking around sound coming from the frint end and looks like one of the bolts is moving around anyone have the torque spec for me?
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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Looks like 120 ft-lbs. (see attached)
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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cool thank you
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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No problem.

I re-read that page and the lower arm with the cam adjusting bolt should be tightened down to 160 ft-lbs. So...

Upper Arm: 120 ft-lbs
Lower Arm: 160 ft-lbs

PS - I recently uninstalled my 4" lift kit also. Truck rides smoother, handles better, and getting better mpg probably due to combination of being lower to ground and smaller tires.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 05:36 PM
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what lift did you have? i went from a 6 inch tuff country coil spacer to a 3 inch kore suspension, thank you very much for the specs tho i def did not tighten them enough
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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Tighten down as tight as possible. Same goes for the trac bar. If they are not. Then you will get a popping or binding noise.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by itr.#1446
what lift did you have? i went from a 6 inch tuff country coil spacer to a 3 inch kore suspension, thank you very much for the specs tho i def did not tighten them enough
I had the 4" superlift. Nice kit ... just changed the use of my truck. When I bought the truck new it was my daily driver. Now its just a tow / weekend vehicle and lift kits with huge tires don't do well towing! Even went so far to convert it to a dually setup. I know, I should have just bought another truck. But I prefer the older 5.9 over the new 6.7 and I didn't want to buy used. Plus since I purchased my truck new I know no one ... accept for myself ... beat on it! LOL!!!

Make sure the pitman arm nut is tightened to spec!!! Mine ended up losening up after a few miles when I first installed my kit.
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