Installation of my Cusco front strut bar
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Hi all. Today I installed my Cusco front strut bar. Nice looking unit and quality seems well done too. However, the instructions are in Japanese and so I basically had no guidance. That said, it is not a difficult install to perform.
Anyway, I came on to see what the torque settings should be on the bolts that attach the bar to the car frame. If anyone knows can you please post?
Also, as I was researching I came across several threads talking about pre-loaded and unloaded installation, and raising the car and suspending the wheels in air vs doing it with the wheels on the ground. I did mine with the wheels on the ground, not sure if that was a bad thing or not. I used a total of 4 spacers to gain the clearance I needed. I didn't get a chance to drive the car but plan to do so soon so hopefully I don't discover flexing and strange sounds of rubbing coming from under the hood.
Recap:
1. What should the torque settings be?
2. Should I have installed with wheels in the air, or is wheels on the ground ok?
*** NOTE *** for anyone that might be wondering, this strut bar does clear with a plenum spacer installed. I have the Power Labs 3/8" and it clears just fine.
Thanks all.
W
Anyway, I came on to see what the torque settings should be on the bolts that attach the bar to the car frame. If anyone knows can you please post?
Also, as I was researching I came across several threads talking about pre-loaded and unloaded installation, and raising the car and suspending the wheels in air vs doing it with the wheels on the ground. I did mine with the wheels on the ground, not sure if that was a bad thing or not. I used a total of 4 spacers to gain the clearance I needed. I didn't get a chance to drive the car but plan to do so soon so hopefully I don't discover flexing and strange sounds of rubbing coming from under the hood.
Recap:
1. What should the torque settings be?
2. Should I have installed with wheels in the air, or is wheels on the ground ok?
*** NOTE *** for anyone that might be wondering, this strut bar does clear with a plenum spacer installed. I have the Power Labs 3/8" and it clears just fine.
Thanks all.
W
Last edited by ntwillie1; 12-31-2013 at 12:41 PM.
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guitman is right, the FSM wouldn't specify air or ground because the OEM strut bar is adjustable. Personally, I always have both front wheels off the ground when I have to re-install my Cusco; that's just the way I learned. Can you tell the difference? Probably not.
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