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| | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5 | Is there a way to adjust the suspension height on a 61'Chevy 3/4 ton w/ tortion bar suspension?
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Greasy61 :mad: | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 151 Member | | Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 151 | Welcome to the Bolt, Greasy! I'm not familiar with '61s but if the torsion bars are anything like they are on vintage XK Jaguars and 70s Mopars you just rotate the bars. You might need an alignment afterwards? E.g. if lowering reduces toe-in?
Doubtless someone who knows a whole lot more than I do will post all the info you need before long. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5 | Thanx for the info, I'll give it a try. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 151 Member | | Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 151 | Greasy, something you could do is check out the Gallery on this site, find a '61 whose owner is mechanically savvy (you can usually tell from the blurb that goes with the truck pic) and send him/her your question in a Personal Message (refer to the FAQs to find out how). Also recommend you post your query at www.oldtruck.net --lively site, and quite, ahem, peppery compared with here! Both places have knowledgeable truckheads. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 | if its like the 1961 half ton,jack the front wheels off the ground and turn the screws at the rear of the bars.the po lowered mine way down. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5 | Thank you Zenish, it worked. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 | that is how i did mine too.
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - George S. Patton My Machine | | | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5 | Seahawks, right on!! It looks like this may be the year. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 | | | | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5 | I had already started the process. My dad told me to try it also. Thanx for all the feedback. | | |
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