Working on your XJ’s suspension and need a torque spec? This list should have you covered. I grabbed all of these torque specs from the 2001 factory service manual and should apply to any year. (You may want to double check if you’ve got an older Renix XJ)

Front

• Upper control arms (frame side): 66 ft-lbs
• Upper control arms (axle side): 55 ft-lbs
• Lower control arms (frame side): 85 ft-lbs
• Lower control arms (axle side): 85 ft-lbs
• Shocks (top nut): 16 ft-lbs
• Shocks (lower mount): 17 ft-lbs
• Pitman arm: 185 ft-lbs
• Drag link (pitman arm side): 55 ft-lbs
• Drag link (knuckle side): 55 ft-lbs
• Drag link clamps: 36 ft-lbs
• Steering dampener (axle side): 55 ft-lbs
• Steering dampener (drag link side): 55 ft-lbs
• Tie rod (drag link side): 55 ft-lbs
• Tie rod (knuckle side): 55 ft-lbs
• Tie rod clamp: 36 ft-lbs
• Track bar (frame side): 60 ft-lbs
• Track bar (axle side): 40 ft-lbs
• Spring retainers: ??? (guesstimate 15 - 20 ft-lbs)
• Sway bar brackets: 40 ft-lbs
• Sway bar links (axle mount): 70 ft-lbs
• Sway bar links (upper nut): 27 ft-lbs
• Upper ball joints: 75 ft-lbs
• Lower ball joints: 80 ft-lbs

Rear

• Leaf springs (front bolt): 115 ft-lbs
• Leaf springs (rear bolt): 80 ft-lbs
• Leaf spring U bolts: 52 ft-lbs
• Shackles (body side): 115 ft-lbs
• Shocks (upper nut): 17 ft-lbs
• Shocks (lower nut): 46 ft-lbs

References

2001 Cherokee Factory Service Manual

• Page 2-14 (front control arms, shocks, track bar, sway bar)
• Page 19-25 (steering linkage)
• Page 3-32 (ball joints)
• Page 2-19 (rear suspension)