Do i need to "load" the rear suspension before tig

[Badger]

I have the rear subframe, lsd, trailing arms, pretty much everything off the rear of my car and it is floating on jack stands. instead of working on it on my vacation week last week, i took it apart did a little school work but im prob still gonna fail and went on a 7 day tequila, absinthe, jager and beer bender cause i severely sprained my ankle at vball nationals. boohoo anyway enough of being a pussy. im getting the arms and subframe blasted cause there is a tiny tiny amount of surface rust in 3 little spots then either pore 15 or powder coating them depending on cost. So when i put this stuff back on do i need tto load before tightening anything? any input for any aspect of this is needed and apreciated. this is my first e28 i had 3 e21's before. thx guys

[derek]

I think the t-arm bushings should be torqued when the suspension is settled, but my only experience with those have been poly bushings on my e30 which didn't need to be. Everything else just bolt up in place. Where are you in Mass?

[Badger]

easthampton, ma just outside of springfield. western, ma

[MarkD in NJ]

The suspension should be loaded when tightening the Pitman arms (dog bones) and trailing arm bushings. Doesn't matter for the rest.