Steeda strut tower brace installation

[dh3605]

Installed per provided instructions however the studs on the outside are not completely engaged through the nut. Close but not completely. Problem or not?

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[Scooter MGee]

Mine where the same and 3 of the nuts on the strut bolts stripped when using a torque wrench to the required 35ft-lbs in the install instruction. I ordered up a box of grade 5 (strongest I could find in that thread size) nylock nuts from McMaster-Carr. They torqued down with no issue to the factory spec of 46ft-lbs. I went back after each time the car was driven to re-torque all the nuts. For the first three consecutive checks they all torqued down another 1/2 turn or so. That has stopped. Seems they need to be checked until things settle in.

 

[dh3605]

After reading Sooter McGee’s post I checked mine and all but one needed an additional 1/2 to 3/4 turn after only about 25 miles. The fact that the stud threads are not fully engaged into the nylon of the nut concerns me.

 

[Scooter MGee]

The replacement nuts I ordered where just a bit thinner than the ones sent with the bar. You can tell they go down the bolt just a bit more getting into the nylock part. One thing to keep in mind is the Steeda bar used 4 mounting points over a Ford brace for example.

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