stub axle bolt torque settings

[ian.j]

i am going to fit the eibach rear stub axle shims to take the rear to -2.0 camber does anyone know what the torque settings are for the four bolts?

 

[jeffreylyon]

What WHAT?? I'm days away from sending a set of brand new rear knuckles to a machinist and Eibach's got shims?! I don't see anything listed on their site. What's the P/N?

Oh, and, no, sorry, I don't know the torque settings. I just torqued them to "a lot."

 

[ian.j]

I am using the plastic adjustable camber / toe shims. Not ideal but easily reversable. Its not listed for the mk7 fiesta but should be able to make the mk6 fit

 

[jeffreylyon]

Ah, gotcha. FYI - I did a little trig. and figured that there was enough load imbalance on the bolt head when shimming the knuckles that I'm going to use an aluminum washer on each to provide a little crush room to load the bolt head squarely, especially since I'm using up-rated (and more brittle) bolts. I'm interested in how Eibach addresses that, if it all - mathematicians make shitty mechanical engineers...

 

[neeqness]

mathematicians make shitty mechanical engineers...

...only if they don't know what formula to use.

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