Nothing tells me what the spec for torqueing(sp) the panhard rod is, or the lower control arms or the lug nuts for the wheels, where do I find these answers?

 

You will have to get a service manual. Haynes or chilton might have what you need but if you go to GM and buy one they're expensive but they have all of that and much more. To help you out for wheels a general works on most anything is 100 ft. lbs.

 

LCA to axle bolt: 80ft lbs
LCA to frame bolt: 80 ft lbs

wheel lug nuts: 80 ft lbs

track bar to body bracket nut: 78 ft lbs
track bar to axle bolt: 59 ft lbs
track bar brace to body brace bracket: 34 ft lbs

My votech teacher gave me his s/n and password for something with all the info on torque specs and procedures for fixing crap and TSBs and whatnot, if you need any more let me know.

 

track bar is panhard rod?

body bracket is passenger or drivers side?

Thanks!

 

The only other thing that I think could be a panhard rod would be the torque arm, but I thought that was something else... I'm going to just do a screen capture(the page doesn't let you copy and paste) and let you make sense of the chart

edit: and here you go:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...orquespecs.jpg

 

The instructions that came with my Edelbrock adjustable PHR call for 50 lb-ft on the bolts.

EDIT: Camaro owner's manual calls for 100 lb-ft on the wheel lug nuts.

 

Original bolts? Could it be different cuz of the year 89 vs 97?

 

It says to use the original hardware, and torque to 50 lb-ft.

Sorry, I overlooked the fact that your car is a 3rd gen, so my information may be totally useless to you.

 

... but I can add that the Edelbrock adjustable PHR is the same PN for years '82-'02, so that info may be good.

 

hmmm, 50 is the lowest so i'll try that, if thats not enough will the bolt come undone or something?

 

I had to replace one of my bolts/nuts (broke it while removing the stock PHR). The replacement nut, from GM, was more money than what I expected for hardware like that, but it's a special locking nut.

I can't think of the proper name for these locking nuts... but it's the type where the nut has been "squished" slightly out-of-round in a press - so it goes on the threads tightly and won't work loose. I would think that once these are used, they wouldn't fit as snugly the second or third time you install them... but the Edelbrock instructions say to use the "original hardware", not use "new hardware".

 

Well I'll watch it and see how it does.

 

"Good-n-tight" always works for me on those kinds of things.