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Re: Suspension questions-70 Swinger
[Re: ashburnmike]
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08/31/08 08:59 AM
08/31/08 08:59 AM
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Posts: 10,542 BROOK PARK, OH
WILD BILL
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BROOK PARK, OH
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Tighten the bolts the car goes up. Loosen them and it comes down. I prefer to do it on an alignment rack with the pins pulled in the turn plates. NIce and level, no need to roll the car to settle the suspension and plenty of room to work.
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Re: Suspension questions-70 Swinger
[Re: WILD BILL]
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08/31/08 10:27 AM
08/31/08 10:27 AM
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Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska
RapidRobert
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Circle Track
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Lincoln Nebraska
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crank up the tbar bolts to get the ride height to where the height & rake of the car looks right for where you want it & do this with you in the drivers seat & fairly level from side to side. The alignment shop may not even have a spec for our stuff & even if they do you can(& should) set it ahead of time to where YOU want it. I would also loosen the UCA & LCA bolts right now as if they are tight & you added the eng the change can twist them too far out of their normal range of travel. At the alignment shop set barbells in the drivers seat to match your weight(& a half tank of gas),have the alignment guy tighten the UCA cam bolts TIGHT when he's done & give him some green to take his time & get it right. I got mine right & it just floats down the road.
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Re: Suspension questions-70 Swinger
[Re: RapidRobert]
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08/31/08 01:17 PM
08/31/08 01:17 PM
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Posts: 32,937 Grand Prairie,Texas
stumpy
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I Win
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Grand Prairie,Texas
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Jack the car up then adjust the bars. Then set it back down and bounce the front end. It isn't necessary to have it on the ground to adjust. I've done a a lot of Mopars that way. The weight of the car makes it very hard to adjust. Are you sure about the bolt head size?
Last edited by stumpy; 08/31/08 01:22 PM.
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Re: Suspension questions-70 Swinger
[Re: stumpy]
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08/31/08 02:09 PM
08/31/08 02:09 PM
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noisydart
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super gas
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yeah- 15/16" is way to big for torsion bars- 3/4 as I remember. 15/16 is for front of strut rods I think
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