[scotth]

Hey guys, I have purchased new OME shocks and plan on putting them in myself. I was wondering what the torque spec is on the shock mounting bolts and also on the lugnuts for the wheels. Is there anything else I need to know before I attempt this? Ihave replaced shocks before on my bronco but never on a Disco2. Another question I need help with is do you have to replace the rotors everytime you replace the brake pads? I have heard that they can't be turned and have to be replace each time. Don't know if this is true or not. What would be a good brake pad to put back on when I change them out? I have a 99 Disco2. Thanks guys.

 

[scotth]

Does anyone out there have an answer to my questions? Please help. I plan on installing them over the weekend so I really need to know about the torque specs. Is there a website that I could go to for this info? If anyone has ever replaced their shocks I would like to hear from them also.
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[01001010]

Hold on a sec bud..dont go anywhere, im going to check my manual, its for a D1 but the torque specs shouldn't be different.

 

[01001010]

Rear:
Shock-to-axle = 37Nm

Weird, thats the only one thats specified. Front shocks and rear shocks (to frame) mentions nothing of Torque Values.

 

[scotth]

Thanks for the reply 01001010. I guess I will be busy all weekend installing them. If anyone else has any suggestions about installing the shocks feel free to share the info. Thanks again 01001010.

 

[01001010]

hey hey..no prob man...im still lookin since i too will be performing the same operation in the next months so it's a good thing you brought this up

 

[scotth]

shock installation is complete. It wasn't as difficult as i thought it would be. Took about two hours from start to finish. The rear only took about 15 mins. per side. The front was a little more indepth than the rear. I can not believe how much better it takes bumps and rides. The original shocks were shot. They had no resistance or any kind of pressure left at all. I also couldn't believe how much bigger the OME shocks and the steering damper were than the original ones.