Recommended U-Bolt Torque
For Cold-Formed U-Bolts 

                                      Leaf Spring U-Bolts Are Available In Grade 5 and Grade 8, All Bends.  New U-Bolts Are The Foundation Of Your Leaf Spring Install 

Leaf Spring U-Bolt Kits
                                                                                                                              
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Leaf Spring Upper Saddle & U-Bolt Kits Also Available
 
Chevy/GMC Upper Saddle & U-Bolt Kits

Ford Upper Saddle & U-Bolt Kits

• For Cold-Formed U-Bolts which have been torqued to a set preload are recommended to be re-torqued after a short time to take up the stretch in the set of the material.
• U-Bolts that have been well lubricated with an anti-seize compound will have a torque range between plated and unplated values. All the above values are general guidelines.
• The OEM Service Manual on specific models always takes precedence over values shown.
• U-Bolts Must Be Tightened and Torqued Using A Cross Pattern Sequence

Snug U-Bolts in the seqence shown.
Tighten completely in the sequence shown.
Check U-Bolts for tightness after 100 miles