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HI all,

I'm going to be loosening up all my control arms and track bars to take the stress off the bushes, since I didn't do that when I lifted it.... so, my question is, how tight do they have to go back to?? And no, I will not accept f'ken tight!!!!

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Just tighten them as much as you can (fkn tight), i think people put way too much thought into some things.
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Sorry but i do mine up FKN TIGHT
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125 ft-lb which is approximately the same as fkn tight
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FKN tight is about 125 ft-lb.
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As the others have said tight.
For the JK:
Lower Control Arms are 125 ft lbs
Upper Control Arms are 75 ft lbs
Track Bar is 125 ft lbs as well
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How unsciencetific..... i use shades of knuckle white.

LCA is fully white
UCA is mostly white

And watch the factory lock nuts - they work well from the factory but loose their crimp after being loosened a few times.
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