I'm planning to lower my car this arvo in an hour or 2... i need to find out the torque settings for the following bolts...strut top nuts, and strut bottom>steering knuckle nuts, strut assembly top retaining nut

anyone else add any other things that may need settings? I'm only changing springs..

car is a 99 TH magna

upper strut bolts ~ 40Nm
Lower knuckle Bolt ~ 50Nm

Strut upper Bolt ~ about 40Nm
good luck doing the springs, IT WOULD HELP IF YOU HAVE A BIG VICE. If you don't, You'll be in for a lot of stress!

anything else i need to know the settings for?

also.. vice.. what would it help me do?

Vice holds the strut still while you compress the springs, It helps, trust me!

That'a bout all you'll need to know in terms of Torque settings.

I hope you're not doing this by yourself, you'll kill yourself if you try to do it alone! get someone else to give you a hand.

Just remember, if you mack up, and the spring compressors loose grip or break or slip, the compression on the spring can kill someone!

The lower strut mounting bolts need to be 95-105Nm
The strut insulator nut is 60-70Nm

Use eagleaus's values, they sound better... Mine was a bit low now that I look at it... I don't have the service manual with me atm.
cheers.

He took out a few leaves from the local fern when the strut top shot out but that's about it ;)

He took out a few leaves from the local fern when the strut top shot out but that's about it ;)

Haha

yeah - i know what thats like - magna springs are so easy to change over compared to other cars though!!

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NEVER EVER buy spring clamps from SUPER $HIT AUTO!! EVER!

bloomin things bent halfway thru!!!!!!!!!!

make sure if you are buying spring compressors to buy the dual teeth compressors - not the ones with just a single hook!!

You want 2 hooks at each end to make it safer!!

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