| [GMCnet] Front suspension too low [message #80751] |
Fri, 16 April 2010 12:10  |
Denis Leconte
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Registered: July 2007
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My 1977 26" spent about a year without engine/transmission, and then 2 weeks with the wheels hanging in the air while I was reinstalling the propulsion group (I was doing everything by myself and therefore took my time for safety's sake).
When I lowered it to the ground, I discovered that in now has something like 1.5 to 2 inches of clearance, with the engine in. The front end wasn't particularly high when the engine was out, incidentally.
I tried adjusting the torsion bars, and that didn't do enough - even with considerable adjusting I am still too low by about 3 inches and I am running out of adjustment bolt (Yes, I am doing it by the book, with a gear puller to assist and prevent stripping the adjustment bolt).
Do the shocks contribute a lot to keeping the suspension at the proper height? My current thinking is that these two weeks with the wheels hanging down destroyed the shock absorbers... Maybe that's it.
Am I looking in the wrong direction? Any advice/opinion would be much appreciated!
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Denis Leconte - denis_leconte@yahoo.com
1977 Eleganza II - 455 engine - Los Angeles, CA
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