125 ft/lb--right?

Should I hit em with some Loc-tite too?

Blue or red??

Thanks
Steve

 

Wouldnt hurt.

I would do red if you are going to do anything

 

X2 anything I have ever lifted or modified, RED Loctite unless it has "nylocs" or whatever they call the mashed nuts.

 

Can red be unscrewed later? I thought it was permanent.

 

It is permanent...kinda, but it is just as unscrewable as the rest. No fears on that one man.

 

A little heat will break the Red loose. Get it up to about 400 degrees and the Loctite will soften. Where feasible, I use a small propane torch, adjusted for a soft flame. An old trick is to heat the socket to it's very hot and slip it onto the nut. Wait about 30 seconds and apply torque.

 

As far as the rutsy's lift just cranking and it cant go any further....good thing I don't have one. That is a dumb ass idea on the part of the manufacturing company. My wife wich is about 115-120 can crank on it and its good? then I can crank on it with my scronny little ass @ 6'2" and 225lbs and that is the same...great engineering due to the fact that I will break that bolt first try. All bolts should tighten all the way down, the torque is how much force you put on it after it makes it there. Would love to see the PDF of this instruction set. And the fact that you have to loctite and recheck your track bar all the time...something is not right here.

Just my opinion and maybe you can live with that. I assure you if I have to adjust anything on any of my mods more than once due to stuff not working as it should, someone will be refuninding my damn money or my next JK trip will be putting it in the window of the people who made it.

 

Go ahead and use red loctite.
Mine has come loose even after applying the red.
Once it warms up a little I may try a dab of JB Weld right next to the nut.
Do they make self locking nuts in that size?

 

Keep us updated on your findings with the Stage 8 products.
I would be interested in something that held.
Maybe the more we buy the cheaper it will be?

 

I used blue loc tite and a Nylock nut and still must have had loosening cause the hole slowly started to wallow a bit again.