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Setting Ride Height #1325123
10/23/12 08:18 PM
10/23/12 08:18 PM
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Hey everybody! Finally got my Hotchkis TVS kit installed. When I did my initial alignment, my ride height that I chose was 24" (from ground to bottom of fender.) Now that the T-bars are in, shocks are on, and it is on four wheels, the ride height is about 1" too high. I'm assuming I can just back off on the t-bar adjusters to get the ride height correct. I have tried to jounce the front suspension, but it isn't moving much. I can't drive it yet due to the disc brake conversion not being complete, or that might help it settle. Any advice is appreciated.
P.S.--I have QA1 shocks. They are currently set on +1 clicks. They seem to be pretty firm at this low setting. I'm assuming this is normal?

Re: Setting Ride Height [Re: Burkenator] #1325124
10/23/12 09:21 PM
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I don't have any experience with QA1 shocks, but I've never been able to get a truly accurate and repeatable ride height setting without actually driving the car for a mile or so with a few bumps to settle things. You can try bouncing the front bumber, it's better than nothing. It usually takes 3 or 4 attempts to get both sides even and where I want the car to sit.

Re: Setting Ride Height [Re: 5spdcuda] #1325125
10/24/12 01:08 AM
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Burkenator.. another thought you may consider is adjusting the ride height to obtain a more equal side-to-side weight distribution (left-front to the right-front) with weight added accordingly for a driver and/or passenger. Also, consider setting the rear tires similarly with the weights (lr, rr)... you can play with this for a while to get equalized side-to-side weight for best handling setup.


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Re: Setting Ride Height [Re: Mopar Mitch] #1325126
10/24/12 05:18 PM
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If the t-bars are new give it a week or two driving around to settle , then re-adjust. Shock shouldn't be holding up the ride height.

Re: Setting Ride Height [Re: brads70] #1325127
10/24/12 11:59 PM
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Ideally it would be nice to get the car on scales with you in it. That way you have a good starting point of you are going to hit the track .


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Re: Setting Ride Height [Re: Viol8r] #1325128
10/25/12 04:17 PM
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YES... get to the scales and get those 4-corners weighed (with driver and/or typical setup the car will be driven). Then, even if possible ON the SCALES, adjust the torsion bars and attempt to adjust the rear corners using shims or shakle adjustments. The time spent will be worth it in the long run if you want the best results.


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