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Old Feb 28, 2018 | 11:18 PM
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After installing new rubber bushings in control arms should the weight of the car be on the wheels to tighten the end bolts or should the wheels be in the air?
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Weight of the car on the wheels.
Exactly. Forum members advised me that the car body will "sit" a couple inches too high and the rubber inside the bushings will be torn to shreds in a few thousand miles if the bushing bolts are tightened with the "wheels in the air".
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Upon reinstalling the springs after the bushings were replaced, did you index the springs correctly? Jerry
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How about when installing lowers?
Does the vehicle need to be on the ground when torqued down?
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How about when installing lowers?
Does the vehicle need to be on the ground when torqued down?
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Yes
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Originally Posted by doorgunner
Exactly. Forum members advised me that the car body will "sit" a couple inches too high and the rubber inside the bushings will be torn to shreds in a few thousand miles if the bushing bolts are tightened with the "wheels in the air".
That is what I thought but I never saw that in my "Chilton" books.
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Good info here never knew this detail.
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