I'm preparing to replace the struts on my 99 ES300 this weekend.
I've read on a couple places online that control arms need to be torqued under load (replicating weight of car on the ground). Is that because of the bushings?
Even though I'm not doing control arms, it made me wonder:
Is there any time during doing my struts that I should be torquing under normal load?

So.. what parts on the suspension require torquing only under load?
Do you need to torque sway bar bushings under normal ground load? (I'm doing those at the same time as my new oem struts)

 

Unless you're unbolting the control arms, you won't need to "reset" the bushings for a strut or sway bar job.

You basically do this whenever you're touching bushings that pivots. Upper control arm, lower control arms, shock bushings, etc.