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Old 07-15-2015, 10:41 AM   #19
EJ-Fresno
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Originally Posted by hancock1701 View Post
And to confirm, the bolts and nuts should be torqued when the car is on the ground and loaded right? I imagine it would be very hard to reach those bolts with the car on the ground. I think I have read other people using a jack to load the arms, not perfect, but better than torquing them while they're hanging.
Yes, put the car on stands and then use the jack to simulate the load. You'll know when you have the right load as the body begins lifting off the stand.
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