UCA bolt/nut (torque specs)

toyota_tacoma · Jul 31, 2010

After I installed my UCA on my burg kit then came back from wheeling hte truck at florence I noticed the nut was loose. Over time when your driving the crap out of the truck the bolt will slowly loosen. I torqued the bolt to toyota factory setting which was 87ft pounds.

Also talking to Paul at solomotorsports about tower gussets. He mentioned that a lot of people who drive the crap out of their truck the UCA nut will come loose. By preventing this from happening he said screw a stover nut after the UCA nut so that it doesn't come loose again. My question is should I torque the UCA nut tighter than 87ft pounds to keep it from coming loose again?

Jones · Jul 31, 2010

you're talking about the nut on the ridiculously long bolt that's a savage pain to work with? I just put in allpros and during my research into them I remembered someone mentioning to locktite that one, so I did. It's only been a few mellowish trips since then, but so far so good, and they're getting niiiiice and squeaky...

TacoBlanca97 · Aug 1, 2010

I wouldn't even tighten those to the factory spec. The factory spec of 87 ft lbs is for rubber bushings not polyurethane. With the spindle seperated from the uca, tighten the nut to 87 ft lbs and see how difficult the uca is to move up and down.

hytenor · Aug 1, 2010

you have to make sure you get any grease off the threads first. then use blue locktite on it and torque to spec or a tad more (I think I went 90# on the Camburgs I had). there is no issue with torquing it down as the UCA poly bushing kits come with sleeves so the bushings can only compress just so far. If you don't torque and locktite that sucker it will come loose

UCA bolt/nut (torque specs)

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