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  1. 07-09-2016 06:48 PM #1
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    Front and rear strut and shock tighten loaded?

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    Same question as my other post, do the lower bushings on the front struts and the rear shocks need to be tightened in a loaded position?

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    All suspension bushings should be tightened at normal (loaded) ride height.
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    Thanks OG

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    Quote Originally Posted by old guy View Post
    All suspension bushings should be tightened at normal (loaded) ride height.
    Even the sway links?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jacobsen View Post
    Even the sway links?

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    Sway bar links are not loaded.
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    Quote Originally Posted by old guy View Post
    Sway bar links are not loaded.
    Can I do one wheel at a time or should I get all for a loaded and then tighten them all at the same time? I'm noticing that resting the rear driver knuckle on a jack stand gives me a certain hieght but I can keep jacking it up higher.

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  7. 07-10-2016 05:01 AM #7
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    Think of it this way. Any bushing that gets locked into position once tightened should always be tightened with the vehicle in its normal riding position. Any bushing that can still rotate freely after tightened can be installed loaded or not. For example the sway bar bushings and rear sway bar links. The front sway bar end link bushings get locked so they should be tightened in the normal or "loaded" position.

    Yes you can tighten one corner at a time as long as that corner is in the normal loaded position. This is easy to accomplish by simply jacking up the knuckle to the point where the body of the car starts to move with the knuckle. At that point the suspension is carrying the full load of the vehicle. Another method is to simply pull the vehicle up on ramps and then do the final tightening of the bushings.
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