Level ride - to be or not to be

1965CS · Guru

Level ride - to be or not to be

73SC · A Poncho Legend!

Have you ever seen the French Connection ?

Use the passenger side rockers for some off set weight. smile

67rag396 · Poncho Master!

Shim the body mounts.
Add spacers to the coil spring.
Run a larger tire on driver's side.
Cut the coil spring on P/S.
Carry the Iron Indians concrete blocks for the banner.
Gain 100 lbs.

1965CS · Guru

67rag396 wrote:

Shim the body mounts.
Add spacers to the coil spring.
Run a larger tire on driver's side.
Cut the coil spring on P/S.
Carry the Iron Indians concrete blocks for the banner.
Gain 100 lbs.

I had thought about cutting or possibly heating a spring, or adding spacers, no concrete ... (car is heavy enough.. don't really want a way overweight girl friend to level it either) biggrin

... pondering the idea of shimming body mounts.... confuse

-- Edited by 1965CS on Thursday 13th of May 2010 04:29:27 PM

67rag396 · Poncho Master!

If it's 3/4 of an inch you might need all of the suggested items.

I forgot spring isolators.

67Poncho · Uber Guru

If I couldn't get new springs at the time, I use to swap the drivers side springs to the passenger side and vise versa. Usually leveled out...........

1wheelpeel · Veteran Member

Maybe I've missed an earlier post, but have you done any work to the front suspenion??

Have you taken a measurement on all for corners??

Check.....front springs, bushings, especialy the top bushings, are any of the front end wheel alignment shims loose.

Would you like a date???

-- Edited by 1wheelpeel on Friday 14th of May 2010 07:10:44 AM

1965CS · Guru

1wheelpeel wrote:

Maybe I've missed an earlier post, but have you done any work to the front suspenion??

Have you taken a measurement on all for corners??

Check.....front springs, bushings, especialy the top bushings, are any of the front end wheel alignment shims loose.

Would you like a date???

Front end is completely redone, with the exception of the springs and lower control bushings. Measured all 4 and low on driver rear - high on pass front. Going to try spacing the left rear spring first.

.... and that picture is, ..... there are no words to describe it

1wheelpeel · Veteran Member

Hmm..........you have both isolater on top of the spring??

Both rear sping ends are parallel with the rear end??

Are they progressive spring, tighter wound on the top??

Did you tighten up all the bushings when the car was in the air??

If so, loosen them up and have the weight of the car on the springs fully, then re-tighten all the bushings.

Switch the springs around as one of the guys suggested.

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.... and that picture is, ..... there are no words to describe it"

Yes there is...............I'm Lovin It.

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-- Edited by 1wheelpeel on Friday 14th of May 2010 07:57:35 AM