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Originally Posted by geeteeohguy
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Great way to destroy the bushings quickly. They should only be snugged when the car is sitting on the tires. Otherwise, they are torsionally loaded beyond their design limits and will split. Bushings are NOT torsion bars.
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Excellent advice. I learned the hard way in the 1960's to not tighten things up until sitting on the tires. Been doing it geeteeohguy's way since then after a neighborhood mechanic told me the correct way. Back then it was a cheap lesson costing only four new bushings at 1965 prices.