pettybilt

I 'm changing my LBJ's this weekend. I have spent the last hour looking for the torque specs, and now i'm more confused.

Some say 37 ft #
Some say that's misprint and it's 59 ft #

Then i found this.
There are TWO different torque specs for the 4 bolts:

50 (510, 37) *1
80 (820, 59) *2
N·m (kgf·cm, ft·lbf) : Specified torque

*1 w/ Lower ball joint protector
*2 w/o Lower ball joint protector

What is a ball joint protector, and why would it affect the torque?

Then to add to the confusion i looked up metric torque specs and found a torque chart that says a 10 mm 8.8 bolt should be 37 ft #


I wounder if the 59 ft # some say is really N*m ?

59 N*m converted to ft # is 43.5 ft #. Which is close to the chart. .


Thanks For the Help

rworegon

What's you rigs specs? Year, model, etc......it might help us best answer your question.

pettybilt

97 4runner 4x4

DRCOFFEE

59 ft lbs

There seems to be a misprint in the manual. Squirt a drop of loctite on the bolts too

pettybilt

I'm wondering if the 59 ft # is a misprint too and it should read 59 N*m. Ever torque spec chart i look at states it should be closer to 37 ft #.

Thanks