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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 77 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 77 | Hello all,
Anyone know how to do this and can share? Thanks in advance.
Greenman.
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 | Ride height adjustment on the '60-'62 Chevy truck torsion bar front-ends, is done by adjusting the nut on the end of the torsion bar, at the frame cross member, up or down.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 | The adjustment is easier, and somewhat more likely to be done accurately if the weight of the vehicle is supported by a jack before trying to tighten the adjusting bolt. Raise the truck by the frame, letting the front wheels hang free, and tighten the adjusting bolt a couple of turns with minimum load on it, then lower the vehicle and bounce it up and down a few times to let it assume its new ride height.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 | Adjusting the ride height lower, is more easily done with the weight of the truck, resting on the tires, in "sprung-weight" position.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 77 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 77 | Thanks much for all the input!
"The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government." - Thomas Paine
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2 Moderated | | Moderated Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2 | lifting it up before adjusting to eliminate some tension to the bars and having no difficulties in tightening it up and loosing especially in exerting force to the head of the adjusting bolt which may ending it up round headed. i hope it helps | | |
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