2nd Gen Torque settings

After searching a bit, it seems torque values are kind of spread around the forums. Since I do not have a shop manual for my truck yet, I am trying to put together a set of torque setting for my 2012 in one spot.

For now, I researched suspension items since that was my first major modification. (borrowed mostly from BJMoose's OME install thread)

I'd appreciate any input on corrections.

Front Suspension:
Lower Shock Mount - 61 ft lbs
Upper Shock Hat center Jesus bolt (take it off accidently and you will be screaming his name, or something else) - 20 ft lbs
Upper Shock Hat Mount (3 small bolts) - 47 ft lbs
UCA to Frame * (long pain in the ass bolt) - 85 ft lbs
UCA to spindle (adjustment) - 60 ft lbs
Sway bar mount to frame - 30 ft lbs
Sway bar to spindle - 52 ft lbs

Rear Suspension:
Lower Shock Mount - 74 ft lbs
Upper Shock Mount - 15 ft lbs
Rear Leaf Pack * (Front bolt and two rear bolts) - 89 ft lbs
Ubolts - 73 ft lbs (stock), 75 ft lbs can be recommended by some aftermarket vendors

Wheels:
Lugs * - 83 ft lbs

Notes:

* torque under load (wheels resting on level ground under truck weight)

*edit for Ubolts* Toyota transposed numbers in the service manual for ubolt torque. It is actually 73 ft lbs and not 37.

 

Good info to have handy.

 

I have been collecting and creating this list myself for the past few days. Mainly because the 'Service Specifications - Suspension' link can be a bit confusing to a newbie.

Torque Specs link:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/suspension/283708-torque-specs.html

Guide of install - Front:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/suspension/31862-how-front-shock-spring-removal-8.html

Guide of install - AAL:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/suspension/54186-aal-install-second-gen.html

This would be a nice sticky IMO.

 

Some of this will be a great addition, however because there are various changes in torque value over the multiple years and platforms, you would have one VERY large list. I have access to torque specs from Toyota, and I can tell you it would take 300 lines to even try and post just the torque specs for the engines for just a few years. Perhaps limit it to certain sections of the Tacoma for specs?

 

I just replaced my LCA bushings and was looking to re-torque all the major points in the suspension and used the attached PDF that is floating around TW.

Besides what is mentioned in the OP don't forget about:

LCA to frame (cam bolts) ~100 ft lbs
LCA to spindle ~118 ft lbs
tie rod ~41 ft lbs

 

CaliAsh, after some research on this site, Toyota appears to have typo'd the U-bolts torque at 37. Everyone seems to think this should be 73 lbs instead.

 

Yeah, I need to edit that as I found that out a few weeks ago. The service manual transposed the numbers for the u-bolts.

 

Interesting, I'm doing my 2013 Tacoma Pre-Runner TRD Offroad shocks in back and struts up front. Watched a few video's and I even went to techinfo toyota to download the official service manual info. Most of the vid's and info I'm seeing out there say on Rear Shocks, the upper nut is 15ft lbs which seems to be correct but the lower shock mount bolt most are saying 74ft lbs for a 2nd Gen and 43ft lbs on the 3rd Gen. My truck being 13 is definitely a 2nd Gen but Toyota says 43 on the lower bolt. And it's not just in one or two areas they say it, it's in several.

 

This is what I use (directly from the 2nd gen section)

The Torque Spec. Guide

 

You got me, I just went several years of Tacomas trucks on the techinfo site which is where my pic and the one posted on this page came from. I wonder if they have modified that number over the years to a lower torque. It didn't change until somewhere around 2002ish where the rear shock was like the old school shock absorbers with bolts on top and bottom.