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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 11:07 PM
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Torque on Hellwig End Links?

Hi all,

I'm almost finished with my installation of a Hellwig rear sway bar on my X and I'm wondering about a torque for the end links. The instructions say 7/16" bolts are 35-45 ft lbs. I torqued the bolts that attached the tie rods to the frame to 35, but I'm not sure about the ends through the sway bar. Seems like 35 would just about destroy the bushings?

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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 01:37 PM
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I'm no expert but my instructions said to tighten until the bushings are starting to compress.

Hope that helps
 
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