Another Sway Bar Link Question.

[Holski]

Hi all, gonna be replace ARB links tomorrow and need to know if I should have the front end off the ground to do the job or will one side at a time do? Also I have read some where that I should hand tighten the nuts on the link and then when the X is back down off the jacks with some load on the links, torque them up properly. Is that correct, or should tighten them up when I fit them? Thanks in advance.

Shaun

[civdiv99]

You can't just jack up one side or the sway bar will do its job and links are under tension. I used one jack to lift entire front end then a small one under each side just to give an easy way to achieve no load. Is very straight forward job.

[Holski]

Thanks Civdiv, all done! pretty simple apart rusty nuts on the nearside! No skin on the knuckles!

[thedweeb]

Tighten up when the truck is back on the ground as you will twist the rubbers.
Dweeb