Re: IML: front end height question of 1960 Imp

[randalpark@xxxxxxx]

Nothing about what you did to jack up the car should have effected the 
height. If anything, it should have sat a little high at first, and 
then settled once it sat for a while or was driven.

I am concerned about this change, since these things don't happen by 
themselves. If the front end is bottomed out, it is possible the the 
Torsion Bar Anchors have broken. I wouldn't think they both do it at 
the same time, but I guess anything is possible on a 47 year old car. 
The anchors are at the cross member under the transmission. If you are 
able, you should read the FSM Front Suspension section thoroughly.

I had this experience with my '65 Imperial back in the late '70s, but 
it only happened on one side. You should be able to tell if your front 
suspension is working by driving the car and feeling how to reacts to 
dips in the road way. I have no trouble myself determining this when it 
happens to my own cars, but without driving your car, I can not 
diagnose this for sure.

Are you positive that the car wasn't at this level before? If the rear 
end height is too high in relation to the front, you may also notice a 
vibration at around 35 mph due to improper drive shaft angle. If there 
is a vibration now and there wasn't before, then something definitely 
has changed.

The torsion bars are adjustable, but that can only be done if the 
anchors are in good condition.

Keep us posted on this Robert!

Paul W.


-----Original Message-----
From: Rob van der Es <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 1:55 pm
Subject: IML: front end height question of 1960 Imp



Hello fellow Imperialists,


Apart from wrestling with some electric gremlins lately, I am a little
worried about one other thing.
When I looked closely to my car today I found that the front end was too
close to the floor.
It never drawed my attention before and I guess something must have
happend when the car was on jack stands for almost a week with the front
wheels free of the ground.

Ofcourse I did not place the stands or the jack right under the torsion
bars, the stands where placed under the wide frame members (left and
right).

I was working then on the driver side cilinderhead, trying to get rid of
some broken exhaust manifold studs.
When I succeeded this job, I lowered the car and was too happy to notice
the fact that the front end was lower then before.

When I walked around the car today, I can not get rid of the idea that
something has happenend.. The car's front end is definetely a couple of
inches lower then before.

What is happening here? And more important, how do I correct this 
situation.

I know there must be some adjusters but can I simply turn them to get 
the
front end up again?
Btw, the car's front end height is equal when you compare left and 
right,
it is just that the total front end (especially the lowest point of the
front bumper) is way too low to the ground.

Does anyone has an idea here?

THanks a lot,

Robert



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