How do you adjust ride height on a Mopar car?
How do you adjust ride height on a Mopar car?
Slide under the car so you can see the bottom of the lower control arm. Inside the lower control arm, you’ll see a bolt about two to three inches outboard of the lower control arm pivot point. This is the ride height adjuster bolt. Using a 5/8-inch socket (Maybe a 9/16 on some cars) loosen this bolt until it flops around loosely.
How do you adjust the ride height on a torsion bar?
When you turn the ride height adjusting screw, this blade pivots at the bushing, turning the hex socket where the end of the torsion bar resides, adding or removing torsion on the bar. If you add torsion to it, you adjust the ride height up, whereas removing torsion (or tension) from the bar lowers the ride height.
How tall is front torsion bar on Dodge Kid?
Replacing the front torsion bars increased the front end height (about 3 1/2 inches) but that was easily adjustable. My initial desire was to keep the same front end height as before the suspension work, but the previous ride height was way too low for the new rear springs and the car looked “jacked up”.
Why do you need a torsion bar adjustment on a Mopar?
Getting a more personalized or stock look with a Torsion Bar Adjustment One of the unique features of a classic Mopar is the front torsion bar used in place of the commonly used coil spring front suspension. The torsion bars have an adjuster which allows control of the front end ride height without replacing any parts.
Slide under the car so you can see the bottom of the lower control arm. Inside the lower control arm, you’ll see a bolt about two to three inches outboard of the lower control arm pivot point. This is the ride height adjuster bolt. Using a 5/8-inch socket (Maybe a 9/16 on some cars) loosen this bolt until it flops around loosely.
When you turn the ride height adjusting screw, this blade pivots at the bushing, turning the hex socket where the end of the torsion bar resides, adding or removing torsion on the bar. If you add torsion to it, you adjust the ride height up, whereas removing torsion (or tension) from the bar lowers the ride height.
Replacing the front torsion bars increased the front end height (about 3 1/2 inches) but that was easily adjustable. My initial desire was to keep the same front end height as before the suspension work, but the previous ride height was way too low for the new rear springs and the car looked “jacked up”.
Getting a more personalized or stock look with a Torsion Bar Adjustment One of the unique features of a classic Mopar is the front torsion bar used in place of the commonly used coil spring front suspension. The torsion bars have an adjuster which allows control of the front end ride height without replacing any parts.
