Is it necessary to loosen kdss valve?

[Cruisinsnow]

About to tackle installing new kdss sway bar end links and bushings as well as front lca. Is it necessary or best practice to loosen the kdss valves 3 turns, or is it not really necessary?

 

[kcjaz]

About to tackle installing new kdss sway bar end links and bushings as well as front lca. Is it necessary or best practice to loosen the kdss valves 3 turns, or is it not really necessary?

Just loosen them 3 turns. It’s easy and takes 2 minutes. The only reason not to is for folks who have the valve body all rusted and they can’t open the valves.

I just got finished installing a new suspension and had everything all apart, including the end links off the LCAs. I fought the KDSS for two hours getting the end links back onto the LCA’s. That was hard enough. I can’t imagine how much harder it would be fighting additional hydraulic pressure. There’s a good thread on reinstalling the end links.

Thread 'What's the trick to reinstalling stabilizer bar links?'

Dec 3, 2018

Over the last couple days, I've been installing a new Icon suspension on my stock 2013 LC200. The lift is about 2.5" and (other issues aside) the last thing I need to do but can't figure out for the life of me, is reconnecting the left-hand side stabilizer bar link.

I've tried jacking up the stabilizer bar, the lower control arm, connecting the link to the LCA first, connecting the link to the stabilizer bar first, and none of it is getting me to the finish line.

The link is seated in the spot it's supposed to be, but it's in there crooked. The bolt can't make it through to the threaded...

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[dudemancool1904]

It makes life ALOT easier when doing suspension work and as long as you do not do something dumb like go more than three turns you’ll be fine.

 

[CharlieS]

It makes a MASSIVE difference.

I've done it without loosening once (rusted solid shutter valve screws) and it was doable but much more of a pain - I had to use long prybars, ratchet straps, etc.

Only 3 turns each!

I slather my shutter valve screws in anti-seize now before retightening.

 

[gasman4u]

Stolen from the internet. This stuff is great.