rear ride height?
09-08-2018, 07:56 AM
#21
TECH Senior Member
in the rear the body is suspended via a spring to the rear which is essentially the frame and is controlled by the sway bar and the panhard bar, attached also by the shock. The rear is level, the body is not! I bought this car originally in 1997 and has never had and accident or event that would twist the body/frame up front.
So since people say thia is common with these cars and nobody has come up with a Fix in 25 years I guess I will need to come up with something myself.
So since people say thia is common with these cars and nobody has come up with a Fix in 25 years I guess I will need to come up with something myself.
Are you saying the rear axle is level, but the chassis/body is not? If that is the case, again look at the springs and the spring mounts and how they sit.
Nothing is twisted, bent or anything, nothing is wrong with the body/chassis of the car, its the spring mounting points and how the spring sits that will effect height like this.
09-08-2018, 09:16 AM
#22
You mean the axle is suspended via a spring? What you said makes no sense.
Are you saying the rear axle is level, but the chassis/body is not? If that is the case, again look at the springs and the spring mounts and how they sit.
Nothing is twisted, bent or anything, nothing is wrong with the body/chassis of the car, its the spring mounting points and how the spring sits that will effect height like this.
Are you saying the rear axle is level, but the chassis/body is not? If that is the case, again look at the springs and the spring mounts and how they sit.
Nothing is twisted, bent or anything, nothing is wrong with the body/chassis of the car, its the spring mounting points and how the spring sits that will effect height like this.
09-08-2018, 01:11 PM
#23
When I put my springs and shocks on they kept wanting to turn on me. I had to jack the car up and adjust the springs three times before I got them to sit correctly. I did get rid of the isolators and do the heater hose mod though.
09-08-2018, 01:13 PM
#24
The frame is in balance the body is not. You are saying that this is a common issue with these cars. It seems a shim will fix it. Anybody have a part# or place that I can call/contact to get one? I would like my car to sit level
My Corvette has adjusting bolts to take care of this issue.
My Corvette has adjusting bolts to take care of this issue.
09-08-2018, 03:40 PM
#25
TECH Senior Member
09-09-2018, 04:27 PM
#26
Yea I just want to jack up the body a little on the driver side rear. I'll do a search on this heater hose mod. I see pictures of this on google. I would think that the weight of the body would make the spring (wobble) push right thru the rubber the heater hose is made of no?
09-09-2018, 04:39 PM
#27
Yeah, but he's right though. The axle would be level unless it was bent. I would check everything with the springs.
When I put my springs and shocks on they kept wanting to turn on me. I had to jack the car up and adjust the springs three times before I got them to sit correctly. I did get rid of the isolators and do the heater hose mod though.
When I put my springs and shocks on they kept wanting to turn on me. I had to jack the car up and adjust the springs three times before I got them to sit correctly. I did get rid of the isolators and do the heater hose mod though.
09-09-2018, 05:37 PM
#28
I think orientation of the spring can make a slight difference, but maybe I'm OCD. Either way I just keep the pigtail of the spring turned the same direction on both sides.
The heater hose will compress a little but won't wear thru if you you new quality hose. But changing effective spring height will change frame to ground height so you will sacrifice that for appearance.
The heater hose will compress a little but won't wear thru if you you new quality hose. But changing effective spring height will change frame to ground height so you will sacrifice that for appearance.