Dave, Your absolutely correct; bolt heads facing inwards is what I meant. This is a good example of detailed moderating; nice job Dave. "We're here to help you" DMC Help / De Lorean Services / <dmchelp@xxxx> Web Site: <www.deloreanservices.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Swingle <dswingle@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 11:29 AM Subject: [DML] Re: trailing arm bolts & toe-in adjustment > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx> wrote: > . . . . trailing arm bolts being > > > inserted in opposite directions. Which is the correct > orientation or does > > > orientation matter? > > > > A: Although the orientation is not critical the factory installed > the bolts > > with the heads facing outwards. > > Unless I'm misunderstanding the definition of "heads facing" I > disagree - if this was the case you'd have to lift the body from the > frame to remove the bolts (or cut them off). Every one I've seen (not > as many as Joe!) has the bolt heads facing the transmission (inside > of the frame), with the nuts on the outside almost against the > fiberglass underbody. > > Dave Swingle