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presidential
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 Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:54 am Post subject: Gangsta lean to one side. |
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So, I have noticed that my '73 is listing over to one side despite my best efforts. I've done the following:
- Lowered 2 inner clicks in the front (had both sides apart on the lift, made sure they were both level).
- Replaced both front and rear shocks.
- Replaced all 4 tires with brand new same sized ones.
The rear suspension is untouched height wise by me. Looks to be stock. My question is: do I have a worn out tension rod on one side in the rear? I've jacked up the car by the rear and the front is level but when jacked from the front, it's off by at least 1", thus upsetting the whole car. It drives just fine, it just looks like I must weigh 500 lbs going down the road.
Anyway, thanks for the help and letting me ramble out loud.
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Mike Fisher
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I had to Raise the left rear 1 inner spline on my 67 square to get it level.
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presidential
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Sounds like what I'll have to do. The rear is just more involved, I just wanted to be armed with some knowledge before I tackle this tonight.
On a related note, I'm getting quite good with the front. 
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Mike Fisher
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It would be easier/better to Lower the opposite side 1 spline, since you're lowered in front anyway. 
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Root_Werks
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Does anyone make adjustable plates for the rear of T-3's?
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presidential
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| It would be easier/better to Lower the opposite side 1 spline, since you're lowered in front anyway. |
For sure, that's the route I was taking. It dipped into the 20's here at night so I let it sit.
And yes, there are adjustable plates for the T3's. They're available from ISP West. You have to provide them with the length of your torsion rods/bars in order to get the correct ones (that is what I was told by pimppride @ ISP).
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| basically you need to know the measurement of your torsion bar in the torsion housing to match the correct pair of adjustable spring plates to the torsion bar length |
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