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mgbrv8
02-27-2011, 03:32 PM
I finished making my beam plates. What torque spec should I use when torqueing them down?

Dave
karterdon
02-27-2011, 05:11 PM
It depends on the size and type of bolt used????
mgbrv8
02-27-2011, 05:25 PM
The factory c-beam bolts
ZR1Vette
02-27-2011, 05:31 PM
Ft lbs spec:
59 for the carrier
here is the end for this spec>>
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/CIMG2853.jpg

37 for the tranny end
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/CIMG2854.jpg

Assumes reusing OEM bolts and using OEM spec'd nuts
mgbrv8
03-01-2011, 10:31 PM
Okay the beam plates are in should I do any aligning on the rear end and tranny before I start torquing them down??

Dave
GOLDCYLON
03-02-2011, 10:34 AM
Ft lbs spec:
59 for the carrier
here is the end for this spec>>
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/CIMG2853.jpg

37 for the tranny end
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/MRBLU/CIMG2854.jpg

Assumes reusing OEM bolts and using OEM spec'd nuts






Damn thats clean looking underthere!!!! :cheers:
tomtom72
03-02-2011, 10:39 AM
Damn thats clean looking underthere!!!! :cheers:

Yes it is! :thumbsup:

Makes me envious.....mine used to look like that....when it first came off the truck 42k miles ago.:dontknow:
ittlfly
03-02-2011, 10:46 AM
Damn thats clean looking underthere!!!! :cheers:

An undercarriage looking like that is a sign of a sick mind. :icon_thum
ZR1Vette
03-02-2011, 11:01 AM
Plead guilty to a somewhat demented mind... also it was a good start when I purchased the ZR 2+ years ago and had only 1320 miles of the odo :-D
A26B
03-02-2011, 12:16 PM
An undercarriage looking like that is a sign of a sick mind. :icon_thum

.....and now it makes me feel bad looking at mine:o..... and it took years to get used to it.:cry:

Wish I had a neighbor with OCD!