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04-14-2008, 02:09 PM
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If the suspension was extended when the bolts were tightened, then the control arms would tend to stay extended when the car was let back down... this would give the car more lift than it really should have.
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04-14-2008, 05:16 PM
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 I don't recall loosening the control arms when I did mine...all I did was drop the shocks and let the whole rear end fall down.
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04-14-2008, 05:22 PM
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I have done it both ways.
Jack the rear of the car up on the diff. Lossen control arm bolts. Did the suspension settle down at all??? Then retighten bolts.
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04-14-2008, 08:52 PM
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04-15-2008, 07:12 AM
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I put the car on jack stands and loosened both shocks. Then I pushed the assembly down far enough to get the spring out...(I think that's all I loosened) I may have loosened more I can't remember, my memory is mush...I will take a gander at it again...
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04-15-2008, 02:25 PM
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