Re: lowering rear tl system
Posted by HH56 On 2010/2/15 22:30:47
If you just want to change the rear, then adjusting the turnbuckle will do it but if you want to lower the entire car equally keeping it level, then I believe the proper way is to reduce the amount of twist on the long bars allowing the vehicle weight to lower it.
This is usually done by the different links in front. A shorter link equals less twist so overall, the car will lower. Whether you can get the two inches you are looking for is not known--each notch on stock lengths was said to change height 3/8" on new bars. Not sure if the spacers you are thinking about would do that since the tension on bars would be the same--although raising the axle would lower the rear, am thinking the front might be high.
After the new height and neutral point is established, the compensator position for short bars would have to be determined for neutral. The turnbuckle attachment to the long bar would then be clamped to the new location.
EDIT: Under car at approx front drivers seat location is a short rod connecting the level switch to the long bar. In the middle of the rod is an adjustment turnbuckle. Lengthening or shortening the rod changes the point the switch activates the compensator.
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This is usually done by the different links in front. A shorter link equals less twist so overall, the car will lower. Whether you can get the two inches you are looking for is not known--each notch on stock lengths was said to change height 3/8" on new bars. Not sure if the spacers you are thinking about would do that since the tension on bars would be the same--although raising the axle would lower the rear, am thinking the front might be high.
After the new height and neutral point is established, the compensator position for short bars would have to be determined for neutral. The turnbuckle attachment to the long bar would then be clamped to the new location.
EDIT: Under car at approx front drivers seat location is a short rod connecting the level switch to the long bar. In the middle of the rod is an adjustment turnbuckle. Lengthening or shortening the rod changes the point the switch activates the compensator.
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