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Offline e-tek

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Rear suspension cock-eyed
« on: August 26, 2009 - 12:25:18 AM »
Usually a car sags down on the drivers side, due to the weight of the driver....but mine sags on the pass side...What do you adjust when one side of rear end is higher than the other? I'm guessing just the leaf spring shakles?




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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2009 - 12:38:15 AM »
I am no expert but when I adjusted my Challenger I started with making sure the torsion bars were correctly adjusted. If they are off, I was told, it will affect the stance all around. I know my sagging issue  :naughty: straightened out when I got the torsion bars right. All that being said I also had already reworked my leaf springs and had new shocks (stock).  :2cents:

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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2009 - 03:35:57 AM »
often the opposite T bar will affect it , so if the right rear sits low the left front T bar might be too tight

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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2009 - 11:42:33 AM »
Usually a car sags down on the drivers side, due to the weight of the driver....but mine sags on the pass side...What do you adjust when one side of rear end is higher than the other? I'm guessing just the leaf spring shakles?
There is no provision for adjustment, but the mount for the leaf spring in front of the wheel can be flipped, changing ride height by about an inch. Maybe one of yours is flipped?
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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2009 - 12:35:44 PM »
the front mount cannot be accidentily be installed upside down as the bolt pattern doesn`t match bbut with some minor enlarging of the hloes thay can be installed upside down 

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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2009 - 04:43:25 PM »
often the opposite T bar will affect it , so if the right rear sits low the left front T bar might be too tight

What is the T bar you mentioned?? :clueless:
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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2009 - 05:05:44 PM »
What is the T bar you mentioned?? :clueless:

The front torsion bars. There is one on each side down low in the engine bay connecting to the K-frame.

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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2009 - 05:54:37 PM »
That can be adjusted to affect the height on either side at the back?? Mine is about an inch or so lower on the pass side. So does the pass side T bar need to be adjust??? Confused.
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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2009 - 05:57:42 PM »
That can be adjusted to affect the height on either side at the back?? Mine is about an inch or so lower on the pass side. So does the pass side T bar need to be adjust??? Confused.

No...you go to the opposite corner....Passenger rear low...lower the driver front.
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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2009 - 06:01:39 PM »
Will it affect the ride height on the front?
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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2009 - 06:03:59 PM »
Will it affect the ride height on the front?

Yes..the divers front will be lower.... It's probably higher than the right front now.
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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2009 - 06:09:00 PM »
I will measure it tonight. Thanks!
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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2009 - 12:54:07 PM »
Same boat here....,my front left was already as low as it could go....you dont want it too low.....cause then you are constantly bottoming the front end on the bouncers....

I am considering add-a-leafs or air shocks.

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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2009 - 12:54:47 PM »
the front mount cannot be accidentily be installed upside down as the bolt pattern doesn`t match bbut with some minor enlarging of the hloes thay can be installed upside down

Why would someone do this?

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Re: Rear suspension cock-eyed
« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2009 - 03:44:40 PM »
Same boat here....,my front left was already as low as it could go....you dont want it too low.....cause then you are constantly bottoming the front end on the bouncers....

I am considering add-a-leafs or air shocks.

Look away from the air shocks...far away.....See the pretty add-a leafs....
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