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Originally Posted by Steeveedee
You can do the lowers either way, but leave stuff off until you get them tight, because you're going to need the room. The replacement torque is 130 Lb-Ft, and while it is a one-arm operation, it's better to have it on the truck instead of standing on the control arm. It gets pretty wobbly off the truck, having to stand on it. And yes, they tighten into the lower control arm. That interface is where the torque is developed against.
Edit to add- they should be up against the lower control arm before you install the the lower control arm, so that the alignment pin is in the correct position. Final torque is only going to be a small part of a turn.
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Ok by alignment pin do you mean the the round groove that is towards the front on the shaft? I had tighten both end caps equally before installing and then eye balled the inner distance on both sides and aligned the groove on the the shaft to align with the pin on the cross member. And then I installed it not knowing I needed to have the end caps all the way up against the a-arm. Do I need to drop them and redo it?? I have attached a picture of my Crossmember. Thank you