Raise front end 1"

[MoparMikey]

I would like to raise the front of 65 Coronet about 1"-1.5". Will adjusting the torsion bar to do this cause the front to ride hard? Thanks

 

[mattsinger]

it will ride harder.....won't know if its to harsh till you try it

 

[HitIt]

It kinda depends what ride height you are starting at.

If it's kinda low, it wont be too harsh or noticeable if you go up an inch - 1.5".

If you are pretty high already, it can have some effects. Especially if you go high enough where your top-out bumpers are being contacted while hitting dips.

You'll need an alignment afterwards.

The nice thing is you can just put it back if you don't like it. Try to keep count of the turns you make on the adjuster bolts so you can set it back where it was if you need to.

 

[Montclaire]

What everyone said was pretty much on the mark, it all depends on where you start. A good way to go about it would be to get the height where you want it, within reason, and measure both sides to make sure you're even. Then take it to get aligned and tell them not to touch the ride height.

OR, use a floor jack and get it where you want it, measure, and then let the alignment guy adjust to your specs.

 

[MoparMikey]

All great advice and much appreciated. I put new tires all around, 28.5x9 cheater slicks and 215/75/15 and I have a rake. I would have thought the 28" tall front tires would have brought it up more but it sits low in front. Good advice oin keeping track of turns so if I don't like it raised I can just go right back. This is the first torsion bar car I've owned so it's a little new to me. I'll crank it up, drive it and decide if it's acceptable or not.

 

[Montclaire]

Don't forget, you can always drop the rear a touch which will help even things out. Dearch the springs or flip the front hangers and buy adjustable rear hangers from JS and add a full size spare, makes a difference.

 

[MoparMikey]

Don't want to lower the rear just want less to no rake. Fronts got to come up.

 

[Cranky]

Clean the adjusters as good as possible and use some penetrating oil on them too. You need to also jack up the car to make the adjustment...helps take some of the load off of them. Once you let it back down, roll the car so the front end will settle and then take your measurements. Raising it one inch won't change the alignment very much so don't worry too much about driving it to see how you like it then go have the alignment checked.

 

[wedgie]

Clean the adjusters as good as possible and use some penetrating oil on them too. You need to also jack up the car to make the adjustment...helps take some of the load off of them. Once you let it back down, roll the car so the front end will settle and then take your measurements. Raising it one inch won't change the alignment very much so don't worry too much about driving it to see how you like it then go have the alignment checked.

Exactly right. Lift the car to get the load off of the front wheels. Rust penetrant on both adjutser bolts. Count the turns as you tighten. I use an impact. 2 turns will raise it quite a bit. You will need an alignment after you get your desired ride height.

 

[383man]

I never noticed any difference in the ride on any of my Mopars that I raised or lowered 1". Just not enough to notice much to me. Ron

 

[MoparMikey]

Where exactly is the nut that I adjust? Is it the kind of long vertical bolt, points upward?

 

[HitIt]

^^ Yep. Here is a pic from the manual to give you a visual.

 

[MoparMikey]

Thanks, yea I figured it out, what a piece of cake. The bolt was clean and turned effortlessly.