Lower control arm - When to Torque?

[HeavyFuel]

I am assembling my engine/kframe/suspension before lowering th car onto the whole works.

When does the nut for the LCA shaft get torqued down?  And should the LCA be able to rotate around the stationary shaft?

The book doesn't say in what position the shaft should be in, so I slipped it through and torqued it down.  Well, the pivot arm that goes against the adjusting bolt was in a weird position, and wouldn't budge.

It should move, right?  I mean, how else can the suspension work if after the shaft is torqued down, the whole LCA can't rotate around the shaft.

Do I have to wait to torque things down later?

[b5blue]

Right leave it loose to twist until adjusters are set to ride height or you'll build in a twist to the LCA bushing. Leave the strut rod bushing a little loose too, so it can settle also.  You may have to play around with orientation of adjusters to torsion bars to get it all set right. I greased both cups that hold the T Bar and the adjusters to get everything moving smooth first.

[bull]

There are six positions the adjustment tabs can be in when the torsion bar is installed but only one position works. So that determines the angle of the tabs. After that you just leave the nuts loose on the pins until you set the car down on the ground and then you can torque them.

[A383Wing]

rule of thumb is all suspension pieces get final tightening when it's fully loaded, or with all four wheels on the ground

[HeavyFuel]

Makes sense, guys, thanks.

Mounted the block on the k frame and hung a few things over the weekend.  It's coming along.

[b5blue]

VERY nice work!