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June 16th, 2014, 07:04 PM

johnnyjaws

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upper control arm bushings

I just replaced all my ball joints and upper and lower control arm bushings. Is there a tourqe spec for tighting up the upper and lower control arms. the side bolts on the top upper control arm. sorry the car is a 1970 cutlass s

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June 16th, 2014, 07:15 PM

Allan R

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Here you go, right out of the 1970 Olds CSM. NOTE: the * is with the weight of the car on suspension

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June 16th, 2014, 07:27 PM

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Thank you !!

June 16th, 2014, 08:48 PM

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Full weight on the car prior to tightening is CRITICAL to the life of the bushings. This puts the bushings in the proper position with a neutral torsion under most conditions instead of being under torsion all the time. BTW I am not anything close to an engineer but "neutral torsion" just sounded cool. It may even be a newly discovered oxymoron