Rear LCA bolt

[bigred90gt]

that is common way to tighten certain fasteners and quite reliable if done properly. cylinder heads are done this way.

Yeah, maybe in vehicles, I'm not sure. I'd probably get fired if I gave out torque specs like that at my job.

 

[retired]

Yeah, maybe in vehicles, I'm not sure. I'd probably get fired if I gave out torque specs like that at my job.

well we are talking about vehicles. ..

 

[retired]

I used to work on harleys and compensator nut called for 75 ft/lbs and 45-50 degrees.

 

[GIJoe2010]

^^^^^ LOL

“compensator nut”

I think I’ve got a pair of those somewhere.

 

[regal81455]

People can trust whatever they want. Me personally, I wouldn't trust a haynes or chilton manual, they haven't been the same since the 80s.

TTY bolts are more common that most probably realize and specifying a value w/ an additional degrees of turn is how you know they are TTY. Sometimes the degrees doesn't exist though so be careful. Alot of ball joints and tie-rods nowadays use TTY specs. Head bolts are almost ALWAYS TTY and should not be reused ever. It does happen though. Might get lucky - might blow a head gasket and destroy a motor. Part of the reason the real HP motors switch to studs so they don't have to go through a ton of bolts between heats.

Here is straight from ALLDATA on the RAM rear components.



Do whatever makes you feel comfortable I guess but like I said $100 isn't worth it for me.

 

[ram1500rsm]

These are the specs on the Jeep Gladiators, same specs bolts we have, literally you can say same control arms we have since they were borrowed from our trucks


Not saying alldata is wrong i just don't use alldata anything, TTY bolts/studs are typically found inside engines for the most part. i know this may sound blunt to you, so please don't take it personallly. i don't care much what they have to say lol. Take your truck to the shop and every bolt will be torqued down with an impact gun. how do you know what torque you have? Unless you were threading bolt/studs in your engine who cares ?, most will use german torque and call it day, it's been working for years and years.

You won't find a bolt more beefier than those in the control arms, and nobody says they are TTY other than alldata. Sure $100 is not a lot for a piece of mind. If you want to spend the money go for it. i wouldn't tell you don't do it. Do it. it's your peice of mind by all means. your money, your truck.

I use this numbers to have a reference on how much i will crank them. not exactly because i must use the written torque somewhere. typically if i don't have a torque number, i'll use common sense, small torque/small nut, tight , bit bolt/big nut, facking gorilla torque with the longer bar i have. since i bought a torque wrench that can go to 300 i use 190 on those and call it good. lol, they aren't going anywhere.

 

[regal81455]

Not true. Mopar says don't reuse. Pull up parts # but yes you're correct most shops will use impact and call it a day. I'm not a shop and it's part of the reason I don't go to them. They don't really care about you or vehicle just your $$.

 

[DILLIGAF]

I dont torque **** either, the 1/2 Milwaukee impact on #3 setting does the job for those bolts...lol.

The only time I pull out a torque wrench is when I rebuild an engine.

 

[regal81455]

I'll take the impact or power ratchet to stuff and run'm down too but I almost always break out the TW to finish something. Just the way I am. Not saying the other way won't get'r done but I came from the school of close enough only counts for horseshoes and hand grenades.