Discussion question , rear trailing arms

[Racer Boy]

The best way would be to jack the car up, then lower it onto ramps that are reversed (meaning the ramp part is out the back of the car). That way the rear suspension is under load, but you can access the bolts for the trailing arms easily.

Pdwight, when you torque the bolts with the car up in the air, then the bushing is preloaded for the arm in a downward position. When you put the car back on the ground, the arm goes to a level position, so it is twisting the bushing against that preload all the time. The bushing will will fail much more quickly than it otherwise would.