Re: Torsion bar install questioin
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04/20/24 05:22 PM
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With the suspension hanging down, bump stop removed, you need the adjustment arm to be as far down as possible. I’ve used a steel plate on the lca (to bridge the gap) and a c clamp on the tip of the arm to force it down slightly more in order to get correct clocking of the hexes.
Adjustment bolt loose during all this of course.
Last edited by Pacnorthcuda; 04/20/24 05:23 PM.
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Re: Torsion bar install questioin
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04/20/24 11:01 PM
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"With the suspension hanging down, bump stop removed, you need the adjustment arm to be as far down as possible.'.
That's how I originally did based on what I was told here. Being the adjuster bolts were sticking out of the bottom of the lcas (about 3/4") after I set the ride height it would seem to me the adjustment arm was down too low in the lca. I don't think you have an issue , I can't remember ever having the adjuster bolt flush with the bottom of the LCA.
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Re: Torsion bar install questioin
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I looked at the adjustment bolts on my other Dart and they are both about 1/8th-1/4" up into the slot on the lca at normal ride height. Same torsion bars and weight on the front end and everything is not torqued ... LCA stud and upper cam bolts ? I've always had to push the LCA down as far as it would go to get the Tbar in , the adjustment bolt is where it is at ride height ???
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Re: Torsion bar install questioin
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04/21/24 09:23 AM
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"With the suspension hanging down, bump stop removed, you need the adjustment arm to be as far down as possible.'.
That's how I originally did based on what I was told here. Being the adjuster bolts were sticking out of the bottom of the lcas (about 3/4") after I set the ride height it would seem to me the adjustment arm was down too low in the lca. I don't think you have an issue , I can't remember ever having the adjuster bolt flush with the bottom of the LCA. Agreed. If the socket wasn't positioned correctly, you'd know immediately. There's 60 degrees of clocking, if you're off by 60 degrees the control arm would point straight down or up into the fender. And the adjusters are expected to be in different places for different vehicles. Weight, bar size and desired ride height all affect the adjustment.
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Re: Torsion bar install questioin
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Depends. Thicker bars often have the ends clocked slightly different than thin bars. This helps keep the adjustment closer to the center of its range.
But not all are reclocked.
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Re: Torsion bar install questioin
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Per factory service manual instructions. Same size Tbars on both cars ?
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Re: Torsion bar install questioin
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04/23/24 12:55 PM
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Depends. Thicker bars often have the ends clocked slightly different than thin bars. This helps keep the adjustment closer to the center of its range.
But not all are reclocked. And if they are reclocked even slightly then installation would be much easier. The bars I’ve installed were always a struggle in terms of clocking.
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