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> Suspension adjustments?, What the!!!!
Gearren
post Jun 29 2005, 05:12 PM
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I just finished replacing all the suspension bushings, ball joints, installed Bilstein shocks, 140 lb springs and turbo tie rods...What a job! I'm getting it ready to take it to the alignment shop. I have 2 questions/concerns.

If I set the front axle ride height at the Haynes spec, it seems like the body of the car is way up off the wheels, higher than the rear ride height. I elected to set it at 6 3/4" at the center of the torsion bar cap, which gives me a 3/8 difference between the front and rear ride heights. Is this OK? Am I missing some sophisticated geometry concern by setting the front height this way?

Second question involves the right vs left rear height. I set both struts the same, with the height clip in the fourth ring from the bottom, but the right rear sits 1/4" lower than the right. In order to correct this left/right imbalance, should I set one strut clip higher or lower than the other? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)

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Gearren   Suspension adjustments?   Jun 29 2005, 05:12 PM
nebreitling     Jun 29 2005, 07:59 PM
Gearren   Thanks for the info! Been crawling under and ...   Jun 30 2005, 02:26 AM
Joe Ricard   Personally I have mt car set at 4" @ all front don...   Jun 30 2005, 05:02 AM
rhodyguy   to equalize the dif in in the rear, side to side, ...   Jun 30 2005, 10:07 AM


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