moddedcorsa
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I have a full FK suspension kit, fitted the rears, gonna hav a go at fitting the front 2moro.
In the max p book it says u HAVE to replace the bolts that hold the shock to the bottom arm thing, would it matter if i just used the original bolt??
I also have new vented disks and ate calipers, and in the book it also says u have to replace the bolts that hold the hub carrier, will it b ok with the original ones? (which are supposedly threadlocked? i have a tube of threadlock i could put back on them)
cheers guys
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Lisa
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just use the old ones with threadlock on.
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moddedcorsa
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cheers. It also goes on about torque settings for the bolts, i dont hav a torque wrench, will it b ok if i just tighten them as much as i can? or is there a reason for them being torque sett? (ie so theres a certain ammount of movement or sumfin??)
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Kris TD
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ive used all my old bolts. never had a problem.
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moddedcorsa
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did u torque them correctly? or did u just tighten them up as much as u could?
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scotty19
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I'd get get a torque wrench mate, just to be on the safe side.
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Dave Hay
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i used same bolts and just tightened them up real hard - never use an air line on the bolts though :O just breakers bar/ratchet
mine was done in a garage as well 
does anyone have the required torque setting anyway?? dont think its that high...
its more important to m ake sure the top bolts at strut are renewed and as tight as possible.
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moddedcorsa
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the one that sits inside the metal cup thats visible under the bonnet (on the top of the suspension turrets?)
If yes, ive got a new 1.
If its the 2 small bolts, then i dont have any.
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Dave Hay
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yip just that one bolt.
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Kris TD
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did em up as tight as i could, i have a torque wrench but just set it on max, lol
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moddedcorsa
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ok, cool may have a go 2moro after work. Was gonna do it today but i ended up washing and polishing the whole car, cleaned the whole interior too, looking mint!!!
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TOMAS
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Watch the bolts on the rear suspension because the one's that hold the damper to the trailing arm tend to strip the treads very easily- i overtightened mine and thats whats happened, just have to add a nut on the back backside of the sripped nut which i tac welded to the trailing arm but what a pain!!
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lee mitchell
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i torqued mine up to the right setting when i done my 2 litre and they shook loose a bit. steering was very joggy. best to just replace them.
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moddedcorsa
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cheers, im gonna borrow a torque wrench of a mate of my dads, but i think im just gonna put original bolts back on with threadlock on them, thanks every 1
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