8 3/4 woes

I have a setup question. I have never correctly set up a rear end (have used the old “feels good there” method), and wanted to make sure I’m doing it right on this one. On the pinion I used the same thickness of shims that were on the old pinion, and then used a crush sleeve eliminator. Followed those instructions, and wound up with one .016” shim to get about 16 in lbs of preload on the pinion. With the shim on the solid sleeve it’s within a few thousandth of the old crush sleeve. I don’t have a dial torque wrench, so I used a regular click type. When set at 16 in lbs, and a gentle pull it will click right before the yoke begins to turn. 17 in lbs it turns without a click unless I put a little more pressure on the wrench. Is this close enough to where I need to be, or will I need to go get a beam/dial torque wrench?