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Originally Posted by 5ickride View Post
I had no idea. I'll have to check this out, thanks!
The suspension on these cars are incredibly adjustable, slammed or 4x4 high and everything in between. That being said it also allows a breathtaking range of mis-adjustment possibilities. The Factory Shop Manual scripts the procedures listed above. You will have to corner balance if you touch the Torsion Bar adjustments. This is per the FSM, my car when I got it was an evil handling nightmare when pushed above the normal speeds in the mountains. I did an alignment with strings and corner balance with digital scales and the car now will go straight with hands off at over 100mph. Threshold braking is dead nutz even on all wheels.
If you jack with the Torsion Bars without understanding the possibilities, you might get the desired appearance with an unsafe handling car.
If you want to do the work yourself there are Pelicanites all over the continent who will be willing to advise/help.
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