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The front end wont hold on my 69 NOW WITH PICS

Started by JT01, August 07, 2012, 08:19:53 PM

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 not for one minute suggesting that you fitted anything incorrectly , no offence meant :cheers: :cheers:
but if your car come in with problem  , i would  ,  remove the upper bump stops ,    jack it up put it on jack stands under the frame rails ,   disconnect swaybar end links &  remove front shock absorbers ,   un wind  the torsion bar adjusters  ,  remove completely ,   remove torsion bars  ,
 examin the the threads on  adjuster bolt & the block its self  ( not stripped ) , if ok clean up &  coat bolt with copper grease ,
 make sure the adjustment cam in the control arm is at lowest position (same both sides )  , each side &  re fit torsion bars  to appropriate side  , not forgetting to put grease on both scockets & ends  ,
 then fit every thing back up  ,   i would adjust  ride hight  not the FSM way  but just for now  from the top of the wheel lip of the fender to the  bottom of the rim  ,  would go for about  25-26ish  just for now !!  if you have a 15 inch wheel & 60 series tyres  , go out for a run  , over bumps & stuff  , pull a few hole shots  , do some cornering  etc  , then come back & re check
& go from there   ,  event thing that i described above checked out & ok  , & the adjusters are in same place as you left them  ,   would look at torsion  bars being the problem   :shruggy: :popcrn:


picture below is of my ride hight with 255 /60 /15 tires on 15 x8 wheels with a 4 inch back space , have done my own take of 69 & a half A12 cars lower bump stop spacers ,  there is clearance at all steering angles & all  suspension travel , but i added the bump stop shims , just to be on the safe side , cause im nuts like that  :yesnod:
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
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Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

JT01

May of found the problem the bushing on the lower control arm has tons of gresses coming out of it this may letting it spin plus the bushing doesnt look like it was pressed all the way in.