Yesterday, I decided to put on new front and rear shocks I got from NPD. When I went to torque down the bolts, I used 15 ft. Lbs of torque which was 180 inch pounds on the torque wrench I was using. The torque wrench I have does not have ft lb measurements, but only inch pound measurements. I got this measurement from the forums. Except, another person said I should use 25 ft lbs. This caused the bottom shock bolt to shear off and I ended up losing time to do the rest at the end of the day.

EDIT: I found the correct torque specs and don't need help anymore.

What are the torque specs? For posterity sake .

 

Please folks, get yourselves a Ford published shop manual for your year model. If there’s a better way to save time & money while learning about your car, I have t found it in 50+ years of looking.

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Agree completely. But if you start a thread and find the answer independently, I think you should share what you find. Especially if you come back to tell people you found the answer . (I have all the shop manuals and assembly manuals for my car).

 

I don't use a torque wrench. When the rubber biscuits begin to bulge out it's time to stop tightening the nut.

 

When the rubber biscuits begin to bulge out it's time to stop tightening the nut.

This^^^^.

 

I've never torqued shocks.