Re: IML: front end height question of 1960 Imp
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Re: IML: front end height question of 1960 Imp

I think that may be somewhat true, however like most things, you need to shop for a shop...When I need to bring one to a shop, I look for the older shops around that employ older guys that have been around and do remember and or work on their own cars, they also seem to understand me my car and it's issues better then the video dude with his hat on backwards.. I am very lucky to live in an area that has a strong car club scene, that has many resources... Today if I take one of my cars to the local chain shop and ask them to tune it up, never fails, I am told they do not know how! They say they have no time to "?dwell on my car and the timing is just not right (ah duh!) can not get me in until a week form two Christmas from next Tuesday!!!! ;-0 And the shop that takes the extra time with my classic will also get all my other business as well! 
postscript; and bring along you FSM!!
debenson2
road2recovery
Box 43873
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55443 USA
debensonii@xxxxxxxxxxx
1957 Plymouth V800
1956 Dodge wagon
1956 Dodge coronet
1955 Chrysler New Yorker
1999 Town & Country AWD
2001 Ram 2500 quad cab
2004 Jeep Liberty
----- Original Message ----- From: <randalpark@xxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: IML: front end height question of 1960 Imp
Very few suspension shops even in the USA could help with this problem. If they are familiar with this type of suspension at all, it usually is the unit body version, not the older style as is built into the '57 through '66 Imperial.
I am lucky and have a good shop close by, but they weren't too sure about it at first them selves. Now that they "have the hang of it" I am trying to get all of mine worked one again for hopefully the last time. I don't drive any of them enough to wear them out these days, but I want them to handle properly and look right when I do. 

Paul W.


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From: Rob van der Es <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:53 pm
Subject: Re: IML: front end height question of 1960 Imp



Thanks for your answer so far, I have the 60 FSM but the procedure is not
quite clear to me.
And ofcourse I would like to know what caused the situation in the first
place.
I agree with you that the bars aren't broken, I definetely wouldn't be able 
to drive my car to my work today then :)
I will try to figure out the correct adjustment procedure, allthough I don't 
have all the special tools that might be needed for the job..

And ofcourse no suspension shop in my country can help me out with this
problem :)

Thanks ,

Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: "debenson2" <debensonii@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: IML: front end height question of 1960 Imp



Hello, I just replaced the rear springs and shocks all the way around

on

my 57, I only needed to adjust the torsion bars in the front....
man what a difference!!!
Our bars in the front are adjusted to raise lower and equalize the

side to

side height...There are adjusting nuts? on the ends and this can be

done

by...If yours have not moved in a while try to soak them with deep

creep

or a penetrating oil for a few days...
If your bars had broken you would really know it!!!
My bet is just an adjustment.
I will look in my fsm to see if they outline a procedure and email it

to

you....
Torsion aire is great!
debenson2
road2recovery
Box 43873
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55443 USA
debensonii@xxxxxxxxxxx
1957 Plymouth V800
1956 Dodge wagon
1956 Dodge coronet
1955 Chrysler New Yorker
1999 Town & Country AWD
2001 Ram 2500 quad cab
2004 Jeep Liberty

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob van der Es" <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 4:55 PM
Subject: IML: front end height question of 1960 Imp



Hello fellow Imperialists,


Apart from wrestling with some electric gremlins lately, I am a

little

worried about one other thing.
When I looked closely to my car today I found that the front end was

too

close to the floor.
It never drawed my attention before and I guess something must have
happend when the car was on jack stands for almost a week with the

front

wheels free of the ground.

Ofcourse I did not place the stands or the jack right under the

torsion

bars, the stands where placed under the wide frame members (left and
right).

I was working then on the driver side cilinderhead, trying to get

rid of

some broken exhaust manifold studs.
When I succeeded this job, I lowered the car and was too happy to

notice

the fact that the front end was lower then before.

When I walked around the car today, I can not get rid of the idea

that

something has happenend.. The car's front end is definetely a couple

of

inches lower then before.

What is happening here?  And more important, how do I correct this
situation.

I know there must be some adjusters but can I simply turn them to

get the

front end up again?
Btw, the car's front end height is equal when you compare left and

right,

it is just that the total front end (especially the lowest point of

the

front bumper) is way too low to the ground.

Does anyone has an idea here?

THanks a lot,

Robert



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