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Old 08-14-2010, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by dieseldan44 View Post
Whiskeydan and all,

I was thinking to just leave those bolts slightly loose, bolt up the subframe/trailing arms, install the axles, and then use floor jacks to achieve the straightened position as outlined in FSM article 35-110.

I would install the springs afterward with the spring compressor.

Does this make sense?
The point about this is that you don't bugger up your trailing arm bushings... I worked out you could get it all level by putting the diff on a bit of wood (sorry I know... wood again) to get the correct horizontal height. I admit I didn't attach the axles until later - I'm hoping that won't make too much difference - we'll see!

I put the springs in last after I got everything aligned.
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