Ride height problem after new bushings/disc brake install

[Zentelis]

Years ago I pulled the suspension apart and put in all new bushings and some new parts like tie rod ends, etc. I also installed a disc brake kit (Wilwood).
Ever since then the front end sits REALLY low..eg: I can't turn the wheels because the tires are up in the wheel well.
I adjusted the torsion bar adjustment bolts all the way in (clockwise) and it made no difference..the tires are still in the wheel wells.

I assumed that I put the torsion bars in wrong..but, since it was years ago, I don't remember.
After all these years, I finally have the chance to fix it and get her on the road.

I've been doing some searching and read about a hex nut(?) that might have gone in wrong. I also read that the LCA could be in the wrong position(?) But both of those possibilities are not clear to me.

At the moment with the front of the car jacked up (all load is off the suspension) the LCA is almost horizontal with the ground. Should it be pivoted at a lower angle? What do I have to take apart to do that?
The LCA pivot nut (through the k-member) doesn't tighten..it just spins. I thought it was supposed to get tight? I can see that there's something metal between the k-member and the LCA that's spinning whenever I turn the nut.

What do I have to pull apart to fix this and what should I watch out for? Pictures would be a gigantic help (I'm a visual person )

Sorry for all my inexperience..but the service manual hasn't helped at all.

If pictures of what it looks like now would help, let me know and I'll post some.

Thanks a bunch, folks!

[charger Downunder]

Torsion bars should have a left and right you should see an L or R on the bar end.

[bull]

Try reading these threads:

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,32597.0.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,50201.0.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,78150.0.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,29205.0.html

[Zentelis]

Awesome! Thanks for the links, bull!

downunder, I'm pretty sure I didn't switch the bars..I don't think I ever actually removed them when I was doing the bushings, so I couldn't have gotten them swapped. I'm still going to check though.

I've been looking for a torsion bar removal tool, but the ones I've found online are expensive and look wimpy. I'm going to try loosening it up with a rubber mallet and getting them out with some elbow grease..if that doesn't work, I'll track down an old trailer hitch and some u-bolts and make my own.

[charger Downunder]

The cheap way Vice grips on the side of the bar and hit the vice grips with a hammer make sure you have the rear sir clip removed and the bar should move back after a couple of hits.

[HPP]

Using vice grips sounds like a good way to put stress risers in the bar. I don't think I'd want to risk that on a set of bars I was planning to re-use.


If you had them out before, you shouldn't need a tool to get them out again. Afterall, your not fighting decades of road grime and corrosion. Just lower the control arm to a point you can slide them out. Even if you do need a tool, it won't require huge amounts of force and odds are you could make your own tool with a hardware store u-bolt with a saddle and a short pice of flat stock.