Ark Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Just reading up in advance of fitting mine and I thought I'd share some torque settings from the manual, if anyone's interested: Rear 3 top mount nuts: 19 lbft DropLink lower nut (if you choose to remove it, as per the manual): 54 lbft Lower bolt (insert from the front of the car): 101 lbft Front 3 top mount nuts: 26 lbft DropLink lower nut: 54 lbft Lower bolt (insert from the rear of the car): 106 lbft Interestingly the manual recommends removing the big bolt from the inboard end of the upper suspension arm to get the front shocks out (121 lbft). Once that's rotated out of the way, maybe that makes the whole business a little easier since it's tight up front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Just reading up in advance of fitting mine and I thought I'd share some torque settings from the manual, if anyone's interested: Rear 3 top mount nuts: 19 lbft DropLink lower nut (if you choose to remove it, as per the manual): 54 lbft Lower bolt (insert from the front of the car): 101 lbft Front 3 top mount nuts: 26 lbft DropLink lower nut: 54 lbft Lower bolt (insert from the rear of the car): 106 lbft Interestingly the manual recommends removing the big bolt from the inboard end of the upper suspension arm to get the front shocks out (121 lbft). Once that's rotated out of the way, maybe that makes the whole business a little easier since it's tight up front. Thats the way i did it. Can use it for leverage too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 You could but I think it's an extra step that isn't really necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 So, mine are now installed and set up. I ran out of time after doing to rears, so palmed it off to my friendly mechanic to finish and picked it up today. He has set _both_ locking collars against the ride-height adjuster, saying that the pressure from the spring will lock the spring seat. I notice that you put one against each of the ride height and the spring seat. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Doesn't sound right to me - that means he likely won't have set the spring preload = rattly springs and the spring preload won't be locked in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 That's what I thought, so I wound one collar against each end, at least until I get around to getting it set up by a geo-pro like Wheels in Motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger_supe Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 wow, this is exactly what i was after! thanks for the detailed write up - now i know what i'm getting myself into! cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmax Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Hi I know this is an old thread but the spray you have used into suspension doesn't exits in my country that reference can I use WD40, I have heard these one is corrosive to plastiques ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 Any mechanical spray lubricant would do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Myself and Ian W used loads of WD40 when we did mine a few weeks back. Worked a treat. I gave then a good coating the night before. And another the following day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_ufo Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Do you need to lube it on 2nd hand units too? Doing this over the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Do you need to lube it on 2nd hand units too? Doing this over the weekend Yes for the same reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus GTE Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Really good guide I fitted my new coilovers last night using it and it helped massively. It took me a while to deal with the drop links as the mole grips weren't holding them- possibly because of residual grease from the ball joint on the shaft, and in the end just cut them. A tip on cutting the drop links- you need to cut on the nut side not the middle of the top joint as there is a lip on the pin that will prevent it from coming out. Not that I did that of course I was closer to 7 hours than 5, (more like 9) but I was doing it myself and probably tried too long fighting the drop links before cutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Really good guide I fitted my new coilovers last night using it and it helped massively. It took me a while to deal with the drop links as the mole grips weren't holding them- possibly because of residual grease from the ball joint on the shaft, and in the end just cut them. A tip on cutting the drop links- you need to cut on the nut side not the middle of the top joint as there is a lip on the pin that will prevent it from coming out. Not that I did that of course I was closer to 7 hours than 5, (more like 9) but I was doing it myself and probably tried too long fighting the drop links before cutting. Glad this guide is still proving useful Those Toyota drop-links really are the stuff of nightmares!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Style Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Yep, Replaced my drop links when using this guide to install my HSD's a few months ago. What a nightmare! Could not get them off for the life of me and cut them in the end too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus GTE Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Moral of the story is have replacements ready before you start the job Toyota are charging £80 odd each for front drop links, even the parts guy at Toyota said it was mental. I got 2 non oem ones that are meant to rival oem quality from tcb parts for under £50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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