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 Post subject: “Check” and “Tighten” suspension parts for safety
PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:47 pm 
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Could someone post pictures of the underside of their KJ and “circle” every nut/bolt that needs to be checked for tightness? Throughout these threads you hear a lot of people emphasizing the importance for checking and tightening certain suspension parts. It would be nice if we had a thread that showed exactly what parts need to be tightened and the amount of torque for each. Photos will help people (rookies like me) identify the part. Even if you do not have photos, you can contribute to this thread by making a list of important parts that need to be checked frequently, especially after off-road use. THANK YOU!

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start with the front--

CALLIPER bolts!!!!!
A-arm nuts
control arms (upper and lower)
axel nuts
strut nuts
sway bar bolts (if you have it)
tie rod
drive shaft
fork bolts

rear---
shocks (top and bottom)
sway bar (if you have it)
calliper bolts
4 link
drive shaft

thats pretty much i can think of right now with out looking at it, im sure someone will add to this


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don't forget to check easily overlooked things like wheel lugs.

I have a friend who was making a trip last weekend in an xj and he started to notice the wheel shaking pretty violently as if the wheels were out of balance. He pulled onto the highway shoulder and started checking oblivious things under the car and didnt find anything wrong. He decided to check air pressure in the tires and noticed on of of the lugs on his front right tire had started backing off. He got a tire iron out of the back and all the lugs spun eaisly and need to be tightened. :shock:

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just about every bolt you see under the KJ,just wack them down, if they turn there loose :D :D

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