Gary p 46 Report post Posted March 8, 2018 Can anyone who has a rear strut fitted give me an idea to how much torque to crank the nuts up. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Smith 156 Report post Posted March 8, 2018 how big are the bolts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary p 46 Report post Posted March 12, 2018 On 08/03/2018 at 7:42 PM, Andrew Smith said: how big are the bolts? 14mm I’ve cranked them up to 40NM and seem pretty sturdy now, hopefully they won’t go anywhere 😂😂 not planning on doing any dukes of hazard driving 😩 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Smith 156 Report post Posted March 12, 2018 Sounds fair to me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surrey86 352 Report post Posted March 12, 2018 30NM according to the service diagram. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showpost.php?p=299035&postcount=4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary p 46 Report post Posted March 13, 2018 I failed to say I have coil overs so not sure if thread and nut differes to stock😊. Thanks guys @maurice this is handy info much appreciated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surrey86 352 Report post Posted March 13, 2018 It'll be the same thread & nut, you just reuse the nuts when fitting. I'd say you got away with it, probably a good job you didn't go with 50NM :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites