I want to raise the ride height on the front of my 73 dart sport. I’ve taken it to alignment shops to have the torsion bars adjusted. Afterwards the car looks great and is fine for a short time, but always ends up effecting the toe/camber and has to be adjusted back down. I’d like to raise the ride height up about 2 inches. Is there any other way to do this other than adjusting the torsion bars, or is there a secret to torsion bar adjustment?
Question on ride height
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67Dart273
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You are going to have to explain. do you mean that when you adjust the t bars that adjustment changes the caster/ camber? If so, of course it will. If you read the alignment procedure in the factory shop manual, the height is the FIRST thing you adjust. Then you adjust caster/ camber which interact. Last you set toe.
Or do you mean that you change the height, and that after driving it something changes? If so, you likely have some worn parts or even rusted/ broken etc
Or do you mean that you change the height, and that after driving it something changes? If so, you likely have some worn parts or even rusted/ broken etc
You need a new alignment shop.
^^^^^Agree^^^^^^ How do they adjust the torsion bar without adjusting the camber and toe??????
Projectile Dart
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Whenever I have lifted the car up for any work, when I set it back down the front sits higher than it normally would, I have to rock the car around or go for a short drive to settle the suspension again, at this settled (ride height) position is where the alignment shop should be working, if they just jack it all the way up, adjust it, then throw you the keys then that "professional" doesn't really know these old cars
Ok, I guess I should have been more clear. I've taken it to at least two different alignment shops, one of which specializes on old cars. They adjust the height, then do the alignment. They test drive it, bring it back to check the adjustment, adjust it again, test drive it, adjust it again. When the adjustment appears to be good, they finish with it and I take it. However, after I drive it for a while (a week or two), the alignment goes out of whack again and it starts chewing up tires. It's not like they just raise it up and not adjust it. They adjust it numerous times before they give it back to me.
Where do the tires wear first? Outer or inner edge?
Jim Lusk
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IF you have too much toe-in the front end will pull down when you drive forward, especially if you have wider than stock tires. Also, if the alignment isn't right the first time they don't have a clue to what they are doing...
I refer you back to post #3.
Yes, they should see and solve the problem better than we'll ever figure it out from the description.
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