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Old 05-19-2022, 07:56 PM   #11
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After installing the lift kit I had two questions that I never got answers to:
-- How tight should the bolts be torqued?
-- Should the welds be replaced after adding the lift kit?
When I did mine, I put crush sleeves inside spacers. The bolts go through the crush sleeves and I tightened them to 150#. I think that if you did that to the factory lift kit spacers, with no crush sleeves, you might crush them slightly.

Without the crush sleeves, you may want to put red Loctite on the bolt threads and tighten the nuts to about 90#. If you do happen to crush the spacer slightly, you don't risk the nuts backing off.

If you have access to a welder, putting about a 1" tack weld on both ends of each spacer would be a good idea.
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Old 05-22-2022, 10:53 AM   #12
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After installing the lift kit I had two questions that I never got answers to:
-- How tight should the bolts be torqued?
-- Should the welds be replaced after adding the lift kit?
people smarter than I am on this board recommended 300 Ft lb. and using double nuts to lock in place but you may opt to weld it back to the frame. that work also.
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people smarter than I am on this board recommended 300 Ft lb. and using double nuts to lock in place but you may opt to weld it back to the frame. that work also.
If you tighten to 300#, you'd better use crush sleeves inside the square spacer. 300# will likely stretch those bolts. I would be concerned about the bolts snapping. Be sure to use grade 8 bolts if you are torqueing that much.

Double nutting is OK too but I would also use the Red Loctite #271.

https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-Threa...s%2C132&sr=8-2
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Old 05-23-2022, 09:06 AM   #14
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If you tighten to 300#, you'd better use crush sleeves inside the square spacer. 300# will likely stretch those bolts. I would be concerned about the bolts snapping. Be sure to use grade 8 bolts if you are torqueing that much.

Double nutting is OK too but I would also use the Red Loctite #271.

https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-Threa...s%2C132&sr=8-2
Yes 150 FT LB not 300. For my hitch bolts it was 300. Mixed those up.keep in mind that you will have to adjust the hitch as well when you install the lift kit.
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