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Mindless Tech (for John)
September 11, 2008
2:20 pm
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Larry wanted me to ask how tight to torque down the body mounts on his Jeep.

I told him "good and snug" but that wasn't good enough. 🙄

September 11, 2008
2:34 pm
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-- Body Mounts "lift"
-- Radiator to frame 35 flbs
-- Main floor to frame 50 flbs
-- Rear floor to frame 35 flbs

I used to wheel a lot. . .

September 11, 2008
2:42 pm
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"JohnDF" wrote: -- Body Mounts "lift"
-- Radiator to frame 35 flbs
-- Main floor to frame 50 flbs
-- Rear floor to frame 35 flbs

8)

September 11, 2008
2:51 pm
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Impressive huh?

I used to wheel a lot. . .

September 11, 2008
2:59 pm
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"JohnDF" wrote: Impressive huh?

You've got skillz. I (briefly) tried to google it, but didn't come up with a whole lot. Did you have that filed away in your brain somewhere?

September 11, 2008
3:00 pm
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I Googled it 😀

I used to wheel a lot. . .

September 11, 2008
3:15 pm
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"JohnDF" wrote: I Googled it 😀

I fail at the internet. 🙁 Are those CJ7 specific?

September 11, 2008
4:35 pm
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No, they are for a TJ. But, I doubt it makes much difference. Tell him to just "snug them up." 😀

I used to wheel a lot. . .

September 11, 2008
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The body mounts on my Jeep are impacted on. I got tired of them coming loose. I would estimate that they are somewhere in the 200 foot pound area 😯

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September 11, 2008
10:11 pm
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I threadlocked mine on because of the same problem Rob had.

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