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torsion bar adjustment #569197 01/01/10 11:40 PM 01/01/10 11:40 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo. P paulyvault OP member
paulyvault OP member P Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo.	does anyone know any specifications on adjusting torsion bars on a 69 charger or a B body dodge? or can you point me in the correct direction. thanks

Re: torsion bar adjustment [Re: paulyvault] #569198 01/01/10 11:44 PM 01/01/10 11:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger
OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA	Ride height specs do you mean, or ? Those are in the FSM, but I always just adjusted them to the height I liked. Just tighten or loosen the adjuster and bounce the car around to settle it (or run it up and down the street) until it sits how you want to suit your wheels,etc (unless you go off of the factory settings)

Re: torsion bar adjustment [Re: OzHemi] #569199 01/01/10 11:59 PM 01/01/10 11:59 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo. P paulyvault OP member
paulyvault OP member P Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo.	well. my front suspension rt now sucks balls. the front walked around a little bit with my 15s on it and i wanted to see what it would do with 16s with lower profile tires and see if it was the tires or the front end. i have new upper and lower ball joints and tierod ends pitman arm. withthe 16s it drove like [Edited by Moparts - Family Friendly Site - Keep it clean]. i was wondering what else it could be?

Re: torsion bar adjustment [Re: paulyvault] #569200 01/02/10 12:04 AM 01/02/10 12:04 AM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,825 Kirkland, Washington Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts
Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,825 Kirkland, Washington	Quote: well. my front suspension rt now sucks balls. the front walked around a little bit with my 15s on it and i wanted to see what it would do with 16s with lower profile tires and see if it was the tires or the front end. i have new upper and lower ball joints and tierod ends pitman arm. withthe 16s it drove like [Edited by Moparts - Family Friendly Site - Keep it clean]. i was wondering what else it could be? Alignment????

Re: torsion bar adjustment [Re: Pacnorthcuda] #569201 01/02/10 12:07 AM 01/02/10 12:07 AM
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paulyvault OP member P Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo.	yea i thought it could have been shitty tires too. alinment has been done it drives straight until it hits the smallest of bumps it bangs and sounds like hell and pulls eather way.

Re: torsion bar adjustment [Re: Pacnorthcuda] #569202 01/02/10 12:08 AM 01/02/10 12:08 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger
OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA	Quote: Quote: well. my front suspension rt now sucks balls. the front walked around a little bit with my 15s on it and i wanted to see what it would do with 16s with lower profile tires and see if it was the tires or the front end. i have new upper and lower ball joints and tierod ends pitman arm. withthe 16s it drove like [Edited by Moparts - Family Friendly Site - Keep it clean]. i was wondering what else it could be? Alignment???? Yep....was it aligned ? And just what is wrong with the ride...does it bounce, wonder down the road, etc ? I put 17's on my old Ute (like an A body) and drove just fine...with just old front end parts. If your's is new and in correct shape, should be pretty good.

Re: torsion bar adjustment [Re: Pacnorthcuda] #569203 01/02/10 12:09 AM 01/02/10 12:09 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo. P paulyvault OP member
paulyvault OP member P Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo.	sorry about my 4 letter words i will do better. sorry again.

Re: torsion bar adjustment [Re: paulyvault] #569204 01/02/10 12:09 AM 01/02/10 12:09 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger
OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA	Is it bottoming out ? You might have to adjust the torsion bars to raise ride height. Shocks in good shape ?

Re: torsion bar adjustment [Re: OzHemi] #569205 01/02/10 12:15 AM 01/02/10 12:15 AM
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paulyvault OP member P Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo.	shocks are brand freekin new, well a year old. yea my ride hight LOOKs fine. i mean my nose or front end is not way low or anything. so i dont really know if cranking up my torsion bars will bring my front end way up. but yea it does kinda feel like it bottoms out. its just way loud when i run over a little bump

Re: torsion bar adjustment [Re: paulyvault] #569206 01/02/10 12:17 AM 01/02/10 12:17 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger
OzHemi Penguin-hating Ginger Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 104,346 Garden Grove, CA	Check how much clearance you have between the lower control arm and the bump stop... If it's close, you can either raise the car up, or trim the bump stop down "some"....believe Steve (autoxcuda) did this from a pic on a previous thread somewhere or other

Re: torsion bar adjustment [Re: OzHemi] #569207 01/02/10 12:20 AM 01/02/10 12:20 AM
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paulyvault OP member P Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo.	ok so do i mesure from the bump stop on both sides ? how do i get a level setting or adjustment?

Re: torsion bar adjustment [Re: paulyvault] #569208 01/02/10 01:17 AM 01/02/10 01:17 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 12,234 Looking for a way out of Middl... IMGTX I Live Here
IMGTX I Live Here Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 12,234 Looking for a way out of Middl...	Excessive wandering when you hit bumps is a common sign of bad LCA bushings. Other things too but bad LCA bushings will make for a wildly wandering ride. When you adjust the front end height be sure to loosen the LCA pivot and bounce the car to release the tension on the bushings. Then tighten the bushings with the car on the ground at the adjusted height. If you don't release the tension it can cause premature bushing failure. Hope it helps.

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