Is it really necessary to re-tighten all the bolts (after 50-150 miles) on a newly installed suspension lift. I just got done installing a 6" Fabtech system on my F150, and dont really see how the bolts would loosen. Ive never heard of that until I read through all of the instructions. Any thoughts?

 

its always a good idea to make sure they are still tight. vibration will cause some bolts to loosen over time.

 

It's only necessary if a wheel falls off or the complete suspension fails..... but personally I'd recheck them prior to that

 

They probably have to put that in the instructions to cover there asses incase someone tries to sue them too

 

when i installed my lift i torqued everything to spec then drove it 90 miles home then checked everything and a control arm bolt that had loosened up

 

Just check the bolts that done have a nylock nut with them. those will be the ones that will loosen up if any.

 

or you could just mark them with a paint pen, and keep an eye on them.

 

I guess I'll drive it for a week and then check em out, if they need to be tightened, I'll do it then. Thanks fellas.

 

Just had my front end checked out, and they did infact retorque a lot of loosened bolts. So that myth has been confirmed, retorque your bolts every 500 miles.

 

Ive had my lift for about 5000 miles and I have even stopped at rest areas on my road trips to re-torque within 1000miles. Im religious about nuttin and boltin my front end, and I always find at least one or two out of spec. If you want her to last it's just like an oil change, it has to be done.