You are supposed to tighten the bolts holding the control arm bushings when the car is at ride height or very close to it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "robert hanekamp"
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: IML: 68 Front suspension
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:33:14 -0500
Hi.
Last year I did unadjusted the bars and I made
sure that the adjuster paws were all the way
down against the adjuster bolts and then I put
the bars back in.
The one thing I do not know is do you leave the
nuts lose that hold the lower control arms in
the frame while you adjust the bars or do you
tighten them first and the adjust.
I would to thank all of you that have replied and tried to help on this.
Bob
68 imperial convertible----- Original Message
----- From: "Pete Engel"
To:
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: IML: 68 Front suspension
It's fairly easy to install the torsion bars in the adjuster sockets "one
flat off." If you do that you will never be able to really load the bars
the way you should. If you have the adjuster bolts cranked all the way in
and the ride height is till too low or the car bottoms out then this is
probably the case.
You will have to back the adjuster bolts way, way out, slide the t-bar out
of the adjust socket, and then twist the socket until the adjuster arm is
touching the bolt rounded head. Try to slide the t-bar back in then.
Pete in PA
From: "robert hanekamp"
Subject: IML: 68 front suspenion
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:05:14 -0500
5 years ago I rebuilt my 68 Imperial from the ground up and I have been
having a problem with front end ever since. When I hit a bump in the road
the front end bottoms out and hits the frame.
I had a guy at a local repair shop tell me that when I had the lower control
arms rebuilt that they must have put the adjusting cams back on in the wrong
spot .
And that is why I am having this problem I have the adjusting bolts on both
sides all adjusted all the way up.
Also I have a lot of play in the steering I have replaced the power
box-upper and lower ball joints-outer tie rods-all the bushings-idler
arm-shocks-.
I am planning to drive out to Arizona this summer to see my future
wife's daughter and try to meet some of the people on the list that live
out there.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Bob
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