What am I missing? Re-indexing torsion bars

[tirwin]

Originally Posted by Flieger

Just to confirm, you are measuring the free hanging angle after disconnecting it from the banana arm and the spring plate is not fouling on the spring plate bushing cover?

Correct.

Originally Posted by Flieger

It would also help if you gave us some concrete ride height numbers- torsion bar to ground or torsion bar to wheel hub (even better since you don't need the tire radius then).

The ride height after maxing out the adjustment is 25" to the top of the wheel arch. I know it's not the best way to measure but that is the number I remember measuring right now. I'm going to try again tomorrow or Sunday. Depends on if I can get the new A/C system charged easily enough tomorrow. . If that goes easily enough, I'll move on to t-bars again.

Side note: it is hotter than a whore in church in these parts and the humidity is stupid high. It really saps your energy working on your car in this weather.

Stay tuned...

[LJ851]

Setting your ride height with torsion bars should be a two step (maximum) process even with new bars, shocks or whatever. I think you are making it too complicated.


Put your adj spring plates where you want them, unbolt from trailing arms and let them hang. Set spring plate angle to known ballpark number like 25 degrees (factor in sill angle) and put it on the ground, drive it around the block. Park in the same spot and measure your ride height fender to ground.

How much do you want to change the ride height? 1.5 inches (random)?

Measure from the center of the torsion bar to the center of the wheel. I'm going to use 19 inches as an example cause i'm not at my car. On a level surface take some thing straight like a framing square or similar and raise one end to your desired ride height change (1.5 inches) at 19 inches length.

Put an angle gauge on the sloping framing square and read the angle. This is the amount of angle change to apply to the spring plates while the car is back in the same spot at the same angle as it was before.

Works every time.