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

 

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

 

97 4runner 4x4

 

59 ft lbs

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

 

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