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stiff ride after "clunk" fix?

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Old 11-15-09, 07:13 AM
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dealer claims nothing is wrong. is there an easy fix for this? i read somewhere that the bolts need to be tightened when its on the ground and not up in the air. should i just loosen them and retorque on the ground while stabilized?
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The lower control arm's bolts have to be tighten on the ground.
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The lower control arm's bolts have to be tighten on the ground.
how should i do this? just loosen them, cycle suspension and re-tighten?
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I ask the dealer to fix the problem so I am not sure how they fix it, they are suppose to normalize the suspension before they tighten the control arm I believe, Its the new bushing when install incorrectly that makes the ride stiffer.
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i only had the driveshaft replaced. did they remove control arms for only driveshaft?
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