Posted By: josh426
Caltract spring problem - 04/08/14 08:26 PM
1964 Plymouth with rear wheels hanging free, looks like left rear is hanging lower than the right rear. Has anybody else had this experience?
Caltract spring problem
Posted By: bonefish
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/08/14 09:05 PM
i dont know about hanging,but my 69 B-body with CT monosprings the driverside is a little higher.i finally gave up trying to figer it out and just got used to it.it rides and launches great.
Posted By: B G Racing
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/08/14 10:26 PM
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1964 Plymouth with rear wheels hanging free, looks like left rear is hanging lower than the right rear. Has anybody else had this experience?
They always will,the right is a higher spring rate for rotational loading.
Posted By: Thumperdart
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/08/14 11:26 PM
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1964 Plymouth with rear wheels hanging free, looks like left rear is hanging lower than the right rear. Has anybody else had this experience?
They always will,the right is a higher spring rate for rotational loading.
He said Caltracs and there`s no left and right that I know of........... 
Posted By: johnnycuda
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 12:06 AM
There are no left or right spring, can be installed on either side.
Posted By: StealthWedge67
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 12:07 AM
No left and right with split mono's, as far as I know. any stagger in spring rate is supposed to be achieved via the bars. Call Calvert, they'll get it figured out!
Posted By: taxidermy man
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 12:38 AM
Sitting on all fours, my b-body sits higher on the drivers side with calvert monos, maybe 3/4"
Posted By: 64hemi330sedan
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 12:45 AM
I would switch them side to side and see if its the spring or your car. mine are even on my car. I have seen cars that were not tied together very well push the spring box up after a bunch of years racing them.
Posted By: Thumperdart
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 01:13 AM
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Sitting on all fours, my b-body sits higher on the drivers side with calvert monos, maybe 3/4"
If u had multi-leafs then yes it can sit goofy because of the differend spring rates.............
Posted By: JAKE68
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 01:40 AM
Guys if this is a new install then the car has the preload in it because it was set up with a conventional spring. So the car was leveled with the torsion bars. So first time you let it down a lot of times it looks like a train reck. I would set it up on scales because you can make torsion bar adjustments and do your preload adjustments you can make the car level and have preload set.
Posted By: Sport440
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 01:46 AM
Jake your correct , but in this case they are just Free hanging.
Further, Josh426 states that it Looks like the left side is hanging lower, doesnt say how much. Might not be a issue at all.
How much lower Josh? 1/4",1/2" probably fine. 1",3" probably a problem.
Further, Josh426 states that it Looks like the left side is hanging lower, doesnt say how much. Might not be a issue at all.
How much lower Josh? 1/4",1/2" probably fine. 1",3" probably a problem.
Posted By: MR_P_BODY
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 02:14 AM
See if its hanging on the shocks... they can be off
(the lower mounts)
(the lower mounts)
Posted By: josh426
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 02:27 AM
rear is hanging free left is lower called caltrac said it could be rear part of spring no shocks
Posted By: DodgeCharger
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 01:52 PM
Is this with the bars on or the bars off? Did you measure the rear segments? I would worry more about how it sits when you put the car on the ground.
But the bars will change ride height when you tighten or loosen.
But the bars will change ride height when you tighten or loosen.
Posted By: mopar dave
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 02:49 PM
had the same problem when I installed mine. you cant just crank the u bolts down with a finish torque on them. they need to be torqued slowly and evenly. I torqued mine in a crosshatch pattern 20ftlb at a time and each side til I got to the finish torque which I think was 80#. at that point when I set the car down it was level.
Posted By: josh426
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 04:40 PM
car is on a lift no shocks no bars i wonder if right rear spring is weak from use takeing out springs to see
Posted By: taxidermy man
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 06:41 PM
Quote:I thought I did that on mine, maybe I'll re-check that.
had the same problem when I installed mine. you cant just crank the u bolts down with a finish torque on them. they need to be torqued slowly and evenly. I torqued mine in a crosshatch pattern 20ftlb at a time and each side til I got to the finish torque which I think was 80#. at that point when I set the car down it was level.
Posted By: josh426
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 11:35 PM
the left side is 3/4 lower
Posted By: justinp61
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 11:39 PM
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1964 Plymouth with rear wheels hanging free, looks like left rear is hanging lower than the right rear. Has anybody else had this experience?
What does it look like sitting on the ground?
Posted By: josh426
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/09/14 11:50 PM
more weight on right side not a good way to look at it some one should try to jack up rear put stands under body let rear hang no shocks or bar preload
Posted By: mopar dave
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/10/14 12:50 AM
did you torque them slowly and evenly?
Posted By: josh426
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/10/14 04:08 AM
torque them evenly to 65# 1/2 ubolt as caltrac said
Posted By: MR_P_BODY
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/10/14 04:35 AM
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car is on a lift no shocks no bars i wonder if right rear spring is weak from use takeing out springs to see
Am I reading this right that they were used springs
Posted By: josh426
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/10/14 04:42 AM
brand new when I put them in 3 years on springs
Posted By: MR_P_BODY
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/10/14 04:57 AM
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brand new when I put them in 3 years on springs
Well I would say that during launches you yielded
the right spring flatter and now it doesnt drop as far
Posted By: Sport440
Re: Caltract spring problem - 04/10/14 05:10 AM
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brand new when I put them in 3 years on springs
Well I would say that during launches you yielded
the right spring flatter and now it doesnt drop as far
After 3 years
probably yielded that right spring. And since its only 3/4", Id say run it and dont worry about it.