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05-15-2018, 06:04 PM | #1 |
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Tighten my LCAs in the Air
I recently installed a set of TRD lowering springs and everything went quite smoothly. Its been a few days now and I just found out that you're supposed to torque the LCAs while the car is lowered onto the ground or preloaded with jacks.
I loosened the LCA to chassis bolt in order to slip out the rear struts. When I put in the new springs and replaced the struts, I just torqued the bolt while the car was in the air and hubs a little bit sunken. Is this going to kill my bushings? Should I jack her up and do it properly or does it even matter? Thanks |
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I've never messed with the suspension yet, but I do generally believe if you find yourself asking "Should I redo this properly", the answer is always "yes". If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. Good luck.
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Deorio: also if you did install of those springs/struts/LCAs yourself, very probably you didn't also redid properly alignment by yourself?
I suggest to not just retighten when on ground, but visit some suspension shop and pay to check/do alignment instead of just lowering and re-tightening LCAs bolts. One can DIY alignment with eg. strings method .. but it takes a lot of time and is major PITA. Better to pay some money and have pros relatively quickly dial right camber/toe on laser alignment rig while having some coffee. |
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Yes, they can tear. It's a valid concern. Rhino ramps are a godsend.
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