tortion bars

[74roadrunner440]

does adjusting tortion bars change ur alighnment just had alignment done but tortion bars are too high?

 

[RustyRatRod]

Yes, but not terribly. If you lower the front, look for camber to decrease, the toe will toe out slightly. If it's not a huge amount, you'll probably not need to have it realigned.

 

[PurpleBeeper]

does adjusting tortion bars change ur alighnment just had alignment done but tortion bars are too high?

An old Direct Connection suspension manual said if either the front or rear of the car is either raised or lowered 2 inches, the car should be re-aligned.

 

[74roadrunner440]

that sucks dam i guess ill leave it alone took alighnment shop 12 hrsto get it alighned idk y it was a new rebuilt front end but never thought it was going to take that long

 

[67 coronet]

that sucks dam i guess ill leave it alone took alighnment shop 12 hrsto get it alighned idk y it was a new rebuilt front end but never thought it was going to take that long

sounds like they didnt know what they where doing or just put you on the back burner for a while.these cars are not tuff to align.

 

[74roadrunner440]

it was a kid. im sure he didnt know how to align old mopars not as easy as the new ones!! i was there and was watchin him he got camber set n soon as he set car down on pads it was off idk y he had such a prob ???

 

[Hemi Rebel]

12 hours. Couldn't have been on the rack for that long. Even if it is kicking his *** it shouldn't take more than 1/2 an hour.

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it was a kid. im sure he didnt know how to align old mopars not as easy as the new ones!! i was there and was watchin him he got camber set n soon as he set car down on pads it was off idk y he had such a prob ???

Does not get much easier really. The eccentrics can be tough to work from around the alignment head so as not to bump it if you don't have enough strength.
Other than that, no excuses.

 

[Cranky]

You should be able to lower it 1" and not notice any difference in the way it acts or tire wear. Do you need to lower it more than 2"? If so, that may be why he had a hassle with it lol

 

[74roadrunner440]

im about 28" from ground to middle of wheel opening. i have about 3" when i put floor jack under car b4 i raised it. i couldnt even get a jack under car. idk where to set them corectley?im thinking a inch or two would be enough. i dont want to go too low either n mess up my car it drives strait as a arrow now!!!

 

[5.7 hemi]

Set them how you want the car to look.

 

[74roadrunner440]

if i do ill have to have realigned again

 

[Cranky]

im about 28" from ground to middle of wheel opening. i have about 3" when i put floor jack under car b4 i raised it. i couldnt even get a jack under car. idk where to set them corectley?im thinking a inch or two would be enough. i dont want to go too low either n mess up my car it drives strait as a arrow now!!!

Sheet metal is NEVER the way to check your ride height. Go by the book with this is the best way and that's using the frame. Make sure all tires have equal pressure at least in pairs front to rear.

 

[BeastlyBirdie]

You got put on the back burner, these take twenty minutes to do. As for them being more difficult than modern cars, that's crap. Modern are much more of a pain. There is no caster adjustment, w/o getting way too involved, so all you deal with is toe and camber on mopars. On modern cars, you have all four corners to adjust. Mopars dont even have all the shims that some other makers used. However, always talk to the tech. Depending what you are doing, the alignment can be set differently. Otherwise, the tech goes by the stock setting.

 

[Cranky]

You got put on the back burner, these take twenty minutes to do. As for them being more difficult than modern cars, that's crap. Modern are much more of a pain. There is no caster adjustment, w/o getting way too involved, so all you deal with is toe and camber on mopars. On modern cars, you have all four corners to adjust. Mopars dont even have all the shims that some other makers used. However, always talk to the tech. Depending what you are doing, the alignment can be set differently. Otherwise, the tech goes by the stock setting.

No caster adjustment? Funny, I've been dialing in caster to all of my Mopars for 30 years.....yeah, you get by turning the camber cams.

 

[BeastlyBirdie]

Sorry, had my head on a 4x4, wasn't thinking. My point being that he got put on the back burner, and not that the kid didnt know what he was doing, and my point was not how to align a car. And that without talking to the tech, it will be set at stock spec, ie ride height, toe, etc. Which would be great if you are running bias ply blowouts, and drive like grandma.