Originally Posted by twisted

your arms should fall by their own weight.

Originally Posted by jeff whiting

This may have already been said but make sure your don't have the outer hing pin lock nut too tight. If you have it too tight it will keep the arm from moving freely.

Originally Posted by fq06

It should absolutely fall back down on it's own if it doesn't, you are leaving a lot of performance on the table.

The a arm can look ok, but the plastic that the hinge pin passes through can get tweaked and create binding.

Before you get new arms though, loosen all points or tightness. Loosen the nuts on the outside hinge pins (at the hub), loosen the shock nuts on the tower, loosen the clip that holds the sway bar in place (even with it assembled correctly, if too tight can bind up. There is a small side and a big side to that part).

Hope I'm not forgetting anything.

Now does it drop freely? If so, the a arm is ok. If not, new a arms.

Now start tightening everything up checking for free movement as you tighten and you should get everything tight enough without any binding.