02 Upgrades Air Intake & Cusco Tower
#46
"According to my 02 FSM
Front Shock Absorbers:
The three top bolt: 41ft/lbs
the middle bolt where the speed senors mounts: 48in/lbs
the lower shock absorber bracket bolt 116ft/lbs.
Torque the lower bolt should be done after the suspension is loaded.
and while your at it,
Front Wheel lugs are 76ft/lbs
Rear Shocks
The three top bolt: 47ft/lbs
the two middle bolts: 13ft/lbs
the lower bolt where it ties into rear suspension member 81ft/lbs.
Torque the lower bolt should be done after the suspension is loaded.
Rear wheel lugs are 76ft/lbs"
I also found other posts that recommend for other cars "80 N.m (820 kgf-cm, 59 ft-lbf) for those 3 bolts on the top"
I agree with mandy that this is important information to get right because of the stresses involved. Especially for the ones that are doing this mod for performance. For guys like myself who plan to drive the car like an old man, it's not so critical.
#47
Autoplak, you da man! I was close with my 50 ft-lbs. Today I will re-torque to 41-ft-lbs.
Obviously in my case, it was probably the 1st time that the strut bolts were loosened from the factory. It took a breaker bar to unbolt it.
Yehey! 41 ft-lbs.
Obviously in my case, it was probably the 1st time that the strut bolts were loosened from the factory. It took a breaker bar to unbolt it.
Yehey! 41 ft-lbs.
#48
I am so happy to look at my engine bay nowadays. I really have to replace my DIY Intake shield with nice AL plates.
#49
The Thot Plickens
Just received my 188540A Cusco STB yesterday and will install this weekend. Reading the instructions (mostly in Japanese), I noticed the only English wording clearly stating;
"This product is designed for use in Japan only. It must not be used in any other country."
How are we all handling this?
Also, it shows a torque wrench as a tool to be used in assembly and our style of STB is "O.S", however, I cannot match up Japanese lettering for torque wrench with any numbers in the instructions.
Oh well, 41 ft-lbs it is! I may live a little dangerously and go 45.
"This product is designed for use in Japan only. It must not be used in any other country."
How are we all handling this?
Also, it shows a torque wrench as a tool to be used in assembly and our style of STB is "O.S", however, I cannot match up Japanese lettering for torque wrench with any numbers in the instructions.
Oh well, 41 ft-lbs it is! I may live a little dangerously and go 45.
#51
Driver School Candidate
While corresponding with Mathieu about purchasing a strut bar, he asked if I could respond to tmf2004:
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For the GS400 430 JZS160, there is 4 rear strut bar available :
Type OS : http://www.cusco.co.jp/en/catalog/type_os.html
Type AS : http://www.cusco.co.jp/en/catalog/type_alc_as.html
Type CB : http://www.cusco.co.jp/en/catalog/type_cb.html
Type 40 : http://www.cusco.co.jp/en/catalog/type_40.html
Front the front there is nothing. There is the Lower Arm Bar Ver.II : http://www.cusco.co.jp/en/catalog/lo..._side_bar.html
End Quote
Hope this helps . . . .
Quote
For the GS400 430 JZS160, there is 4 rear strut bar available :
Type OS : http://www.cusco.co.jp/en/catalog/type_os.html
Type AS : http://www.cusco.co.jp/en/catalog/type_alc_as.html
Type CB : http://www.cusco.co.jp/en/catalog/type_cb.html
Type 40 : http://www.cusco.co.jp/en/catalog/type_40.html
Front the front there is nothing. There is the Lower Arm Bar Ver.II : http://www.cusco.co.jp/en/catalog/lo..._side_bar.html
End Quote
Hope this helps . . . .
#53
#54
Sorry for the bling bling on the cover...LOL
#55
I figured the emblems taken from the rear was put to good use.