Ride height
No, I'm not 100% wrong, not even 1%. You could have simply written that you didn't agree.
I've never consulted a service manual for torsion bar adjustment. Anyone with a curious nature can figure it out. The factory method is one that very few enthusiasts use. Looking at your cars, it sure seems like you didn't set them to factory specs and they seem to drive fine, right?
Fine, that's fair. I 100%
DISAGREE with you, if that makes you feel better. Not using the FSM is really dumb, in my opinion. And this entire thread could have been skipped if the OP had just downloaded an FSM and read the ride height procedure. Sure, there's some good advice that's also been posted in this thread, but none of it has covered new ground. It's all here multiple times before.
Yes, any numb nut can turn a bolt, and that will raise and lower the ride height on these cars. And it's exactly that kind of thing that leads to some of the terrible advice that's given on this forum everyday, along with the large volume of good advice. There's a lot of boneheaded mistakes by "enthusiasts" that are chronicled on this very site that could have been avoided with a quick read of the FSM for a given job. How many threads on here start with a mistake the OP has to then correct using the factory procedure? It's lots.
No, my cars are not adjusted to the stock ride height specification. But I do use the factory
procedure , for the most part. Why? Because it gives a nice, thorough method to reliably adjust the ride height, even if you don't use the factory spec. It's nice to know the factory spec though, because it gives you a reference. Any significant changes from the factory spec start to involve more modifications- altering torsion bar diameters, bump stop heights, alignment settings, etc. If you understand the reference, you can anticipate the additional changes you'll have to make, instead of just winging it and throwing parts at it as you realize things aren't working properly. If you're smart enough to figure out they're not working properly.
It very much helps to know what the factory did, so you can understand WHY they did it that way, so when you start making changes you understand what you're doing. Or sure, you can just turn bolts and throw parts at stuff and maybe eventually you'll figure out why some stuff works terribly and other stuff doesn't.
:thumbsup: Thanks, FSM's will NOT make forums obsolete lol.
I simply mentioned to the OP that he should have an FSM. And if he didn't he probably should, and point him as to where.
Exactly. There's all kinds of reasons that using the FSM won't make forums obsolete.
There's all kinds of specifications and even procedures in the FSM that I would NEVER use on my car now, with the aftermarket parts that are on it. But knowing why the factory did things the way that they did is very helpful, even if you don't use the factory parts or settings.