The Nuts & Bolts Guide to: Suspension

JScullin · 03-19-2008, 06:06 PM

Front Suspension:
• Strut pinch bolt - 18mm
• Brake line bracket - 15mm
• Sway bar endlink - 15mm plus a 17mm wrench (factory only). Revised links have 14mm wrench on stud
• Strut tower nut (in the engine bay, holds the strut into the tower) - 18mm
• Ball joint pinch bolt - T55(will verify) and 18mm. Some have 15mm bolt and 18mm nut
• LCA bolts (4-bolt arms)- 15mm, 17mm, and 18mm
• Front subframe bolts - 21mm
• Lug nuts - 19mm OR 21mm depending on style
• Front brackets for radiator support to subframe - 8mm
• A/C drier to subframe - 10mm
• Steering rack to subframe - 18mm (IIRC)
• P.S. rack cover plate - 13mm
• Front sway bar brackets - 13mm
• Splash sheilds Pass. side - 10mm
• Axle nuts 32mm OR 1 1/4" (both fit perfect)
• Steering column to P.S.rack pinch bolt - 10mm
• Tie rod ends - 15 mm nuts

Rear suspension:
• Strut tower bolts - 10mm
• Strut pinch bolt - 18mm
• Toe control arm bolt (at the knuckle) - 15mm
• Sway bar endlink (at the sway bar) - 15mm and 13mm
• Sway bar endlink (at the control arm) -15mm
• Lower control arm (at the knuckle) - 15mm and 18mm
• Subframe - 15mm
• Sway bar - 13mm

This guide will be updated as needed. Thanks to those who contributed.

03-19-2008, 06:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
JScullin Git some! Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Stoneham, MA Posts: 9,136	The Nuts & Bolts Guide to: Suspension Front Suspension: • Strut pinch bolt - 18mm • Brake line bracket - 15mm • Sway bar endlink - 15mm plus a 17mm wrench (factory only). Revised links have 14mm wrench on stud • Strut tower nut (in the engine bay, holds the strut into the tower) - 18mm • Ball joint pinch bolt - T55(will verify) and 18mm. Some have 15mm bolt and 18mm nut • LCA bolts (4-bolt arms)- 15mm, 17mm, and 18mm • Front subframe bolts - 21mm • Lug nuts - 19mm OR 21mm depending on style • Front brackets for radiator support to subframe - 8mm • A/C drier to subframe - 10mm • Steering rack to subframe - 18mm (IIRC) • P.S. rack cover plate - 13mm • Front sway bar brackets - 13mm • Splash sheilds Pass. side - 10mm • Axle nuts 32mm OR 1 1/4" (both fit perfect) • Steering column to P.S.rack pinch bolt - 10mm • Tie rod ends - 15 mm nuts Rear suspension: • Strut tower bolts - 10mm • Strut pinch bolt - 18mm • Toe control arm bolt (at the knuckle) - 15mm • Sway bar endlink (at the sway bar) - 15mm and 13mm • Sway bar endlink (at the control arm) -15mm • Lower control arm (at the knuckle) - 15mm and 18mm • Subframe - 15mm • Sway bar - 13mm This guide will be updated as needed. Thanks to those who contributed. __________________ Skolenimation: Graphic Design \| Modifications @ CougarDB.com \| NEW! Flickr Account "You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go and beat you with until you realize who's in goram command here." - Jayne Cobb "In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot." - Mark Twain Last edited by JScullin; 06-07-2008 at 06:00 PM.

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