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PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:02 pm 
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Its a 1975 plymouth duster and the left side is lower than the right. I heard the abodies have adjustable front ends.
Is this true?
How can I adjust it?

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:11 pm 
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Tighten the torsion bar adjustment bolt. (turn the bolt clock-wise to tighten it, this will rase the front suspension :wink: :roll: )

Do you have a FSM for your car?? (Factory Service Manual)
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:16 am 
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No I dont.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:16 am 
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Car Model: 1964 Plymouth Valiant V200 Sedan
Changing the ride height at the front is easy, as Doug descibed. Getting it right, getting it the same on both sides, and being able to check it is harder.

Do yourself a favor and get the FSM for this and a hundred other tasks. If nothing else, the photos are worth it. FSM's are available in paper or on CD.

If you have to "eyeball" it, make sure you jack the car up to take some of the load off the spring first. After making an adjustment, bounce and roll the car a while to let things settle.

Oh, and you might want to investigate why the car leans in the first place. Look very closely for structural damage or rust especially around the torsion bar socket and suspension mounting points.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:26 am 
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While we're on the subject of adjusting front end ride height, is there any other method to measuring than what the FSM prescribes? I used the FSM method (several times, just to make sure it wasn't me who was messing up) to adjust the front end of my '74 Duster and it was WAY uneven. There was about 2-3" difference between the right and left side. I checked everything on the car to make sure something else wasn't throwing things out of whack, and everything looked straight as an arrow (and dirty as sin, but no cancer). I ended up measuring the height of the fender lips to get it even, and that at least got where I wanted it.

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