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Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | The front bottoms out when I hit a dip in the road or railroad tracks. I would consider adjusting or replacing the torsion bars, but don't know where to start. I have the shop manual and I can see the basics of the position of the adjusting bolts/swivels, and I've watched a couple of Utube videos. It doesn't look like something I want to try to tackle myself. Any thoughts?
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Location: So. Cal | It's very easy to adjust them - at least in theory. I say that because if you live in a humid environment, they could be rusted and difficult to move. Just jack up the front of the car to remove the weight off of the bars. Then rotate each adjuster the same amount. Clockwise, looking from the bottom of the car, will increase the height and counterclockwise will decrease it. To make a significant difference, you'll probably want to rotate them at least 2 full turns. Ideally, you would want to re-align the car afterward as it will change your toe & camber settings a little, but if you don't go very far, you can get away without doing it. |
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Location: Chestertown, NY ( near Lake George) | Good advice. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | Unless your car has a lot of mileage or you are taking those RR tracks at high speed you shouldn't be bottoming out. How old are you shock absorbers?
My method, on a level surface measure from ground to top of wheel well arch, note height. Jack up the car to gain easier access and get out the impact driver. Spray the H-E double hockey sticks out of the adjuster threads and let them sit for a bit. Mark your impact socket with a "white-out" stripe so you can count 2-3 full turns. Set the car back down and measure again. I'd give yourself another couple of inches and drive around a bit and see if its better. Just do both sides equally. As Nathan said, if you don't crank them up too tight (raise the front) you shout have to do an alignment. |
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Torsion bars - 1960 DeSoto
