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I’m installing rubicon shocks on my sport does the cut out on the dust cap face the ground or axle? Torque specs?
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shaft down, rock sheild forward.
 

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It faces forward
 

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Right, you don't want that cut out to ack like a scoop, you want to protect the shaft from things coming from the front: dirt, debris, rocks etc.
 
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Right so the cut out faces the axle like I thought….thanks
 

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The technical term is called a roost shield
 

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torque specs are front 110 top 100 bottom, back is 100 for both.
 

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