mock suspension before tightening?

[dmartin1]

im re-installing all ym trucks front suspension after new balljoints paint etc.

i tightened(not torqued yet) the lca u-bolts.

the upper arms i set some spacers closest to original as i can remember and tightened(not torqued or anything yet)

my question is- can i put the balljoints through and on a few threads without torquing and tightening them down through the spindle to set the newly cut 1 coil springs in and set a wheel on to see how it sits, ?

id hate to tighten them and have to split it again and ruin my balljoint to put a different spring in.


and has anyone else had a SERIOUS pain in the *** time getting the grease fittings in moog balljoints? lol

[88Ironduke]

There is allot of potential energy stored up in those springs, safety first. You don't have to mash everything down to torque specs but all of the hardware should be installed fully and bottomed out. No "hulk smash" torque required for mock up.

Worst thing would be to have a hardware failure and jam up you or a family member. For disassembly after mock up just give the side of spindle a couple whacks with a BFH. They should pop right apart. And yeah, sometimes those grease fittings suck going in.

88Ironduke