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How much torque is needed on the bolts after h&r spacers are installed?

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Old 08-19-2002, 06:50 PM
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How much torque is needed on the bolts after h&r spacers are installed?
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Someone will chime in, but I believe torque remains the same...the manual says 90 pounds.
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Default ping ping ping...10pt's for Denny!

Well at least that what I torque mine to..
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What do I win, M? Some of your "other stuff" ... love your list!
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umm...that would be 89 foot lbs, technically: or 120 newton meters.
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Default I believe you...but, manual on page 239 says "On steel and alloy

wheel rims, the correctly tightened bolts should have a torque of 90 ft. lb (120 Nm).
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Default Wow, Audi really rounded up...conversion table says that

120 newton metres equals 88.50744 ft. lbs.
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Regular meters or fig newton meters?.
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Just teasing!!! "Should ****-retentive be hyphenated?"
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Default LOL, if you say, "LOTR is **** retentive," no. If you say,

"LOTR is an ****-retentive American," yes. :-DD


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