Quick Help With Suspension

[bitter]

Does anyone here have the torque specs for the rear suspension for an AE102 corolla/prizm. i need the specs for pretty much everything back there since i'm replacing a broken strut on the rear passeger side. i was hit on the wheel and it bent the shock and jammed it.

 

my wheel survived with only a scuff. i got a set of alloys off an 90 prizm, ae86 corollla equivelent, and holy crap those wheels are strong!. best $60 i spent.

 

thank you all in advance to anyone who can get me the info i am seeking or to anyone who can point me to where i can find it

[bitter]

Hi & welcome to Rollaclub

 

Where are you from?

 

Torque specs for suspension, as in standard spring tensions and rates, or are you talking about torque settings for the bolts and fittings in the rear end?

 

Cheers

thanks for the welcome, i am from chicago so my car has 13 years of rust and salt that i have to battle with when ever i work with it. :dance:

 

 

i need the info for the bolts and such back there, i don't have the money or interest to change the suspension set up on it. for me its just not worth it.

[Redwarf]

Just do them up ...king tight. Most suspension places us that theory. Seriously.

 

I usually use a rattle gun on the bigger bolts, otherwise as tight as you can go without stripping something. :dance:

[bitter]

Just do them up ...king tight. Most suspension places us that theory. Seriously.

 

I usually use a rattle gun on the bigger bolts, otherwise as tight as you can go without stripping something. :dance:

haha, thats what i was planning on doing, but i like to have some numbers handy. my air impact sucks, i can put down more torque with my hands than that thing can. i already broke a 6point socket trying to get some parts off. if anyone wants to see the carnage heres a link and the story. http://www.ericpuryear.com/Forum1/nfphpbb/viewtopic.php?t=37

 

that hurt needless to say, oh and don't look if you're squeamish as there is blood. sob

 

anyone know where, other than a dealer, where i can a strut boot? the rubber peice that protects them from the elements. mine is shot to shit.

 

and just for laughs heres pics of the bent strut i alluded to earlier.

 

 

[Redwarf]

It's still good! It's still good!

 

For the boot, try an aftermarket suspension place. I could suggest a few, but the drive to get there would be a killer.

 

R

[bitter]

It's still good! It's still good!

 

For the boot, try an aftermarket suspension place. I could suggest a few, but the drive to get there would be a killer.

 

R

haha i would imagine so. ive been having my friend with his POS caveleir drive me to get parts and help me with the un-fun things. today we took off that compressed spring. :) the spring compressor wouldnt grab it...so we used C clamps to hold the last few coils down to the strut. the nut flew off the top but the spring was still on there and compressed. hmmm how do we get that off....well i took off 2 of the 3 clamps holding it down then started to carefully loosen the last one. well it wouldnt budge...so like any good mechanic i whacked it with a hammer :D well the thredded part of the clamp bent and the spring shot off and me and my friend ducked. then laughed alot because somehow nearly being killed by a spring was funny :dance:

[bitter]

hahah, ouch.

 

Yeah its always easier to look back on stupidity and laugh.

 

Its a different story if you (or parts of you) are impaled on the wall using a car spring :dance:

ya, the spring just shot straight up to the ceiling tho and bounced to the floor with out any damage to anything. thank god!

[Super Jamie]

might i suggest a haynes manual? that would have every torque spec you'll ever need

[bitter]

ok, i got it in. brakes arent hooked up yet but it moved in my driveway. I'm gonna limp it to a shop next week and let them do the brakes and fix what ever else is fuct on it.