Installing 110 Rear Shock Mounts (stock)

[dcg]

Hello all... Its been a while...

When I reinstall the rear shock mounts on my 110, can I:

1) Just bolt them up and torque them.

OR

2) Put a load on them like the suspension parts and then torque.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Z.G]

You can do either, I've done it both ways. They both have their challenges

 

[dcg]

What are the downsides/challenges to each method?

 

[Z.G]

With bracket attached to shock -
Pros
Dont have to worry about getting the shock angle right to slide shock on
Only have to slide 1 bolt in to keep the shock compressed
Cons
Getting the one bolt in can be tough, and getting it through both sides of the chassis even tougher
If re-using original brackets, you have to remove 6 bolts

Without
Pros
Far less work
Cons
Have to compress shock without much surface area(if a high pressure shock, can be a pita without a jack/lift)
Angle has to be right to slide shock on

 

[dcg]

Here are the shock mounts bolted up and torqued to 47lb ft (per '83-'92 manual). These are the originals that I had sandblasted. I'm keeping this truck stock. These early trucks don't use flanged bolts, instead using a bolt/washer combo and a lot of lock washers and nuts (vs nyloc). Although I had the shock mount bolts replated, they we a little to rough for this application. I'll let everyone know how the shock install goes.