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Originally Posted by bklyndiaz
Hi, i replaced my tension strut arm and my lower arm about about 2 weeks ago (2006 x5 E53 3.0I) you mentioned lowering the car to tighten bolts, i tighten the bolts while it was still on the jack stand, will this cause a problem?? should i redo to bolts while the car is on the Ground?
thanks.
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When bolting down the bushings if you do it in the air, then put it on the ground the bushing gets twisted, not a lot but the procedure is to do it loaded so the arm is as close to a normal position as possible.
I normally put a jack under the outer most point I can get it on and lift the car to the point of just being off the jack stand then tighten the bolt down.