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Old 12-08-2018, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Sydney View Post
At least for a 2003 model with coil over shocks, SV says that the rear shocks and rear control arm bolts should be tightened to just snug and backed off 1/4 turn. This is to minimize any potential binding in suspension travel. Last year I developed some squeaks in the rear suspension travel so I replaced all of the rear shock and control arm bolts. I installed the new bolts with a little anti seize and followed those specs. Then made sure that i could twist the bolts a little when completed.

That makes sense, as long as those fasteners are Nyloc or some other self-locking nut, or have cotter pins to stop them from backing off.
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