Re: Idea for adjustable T-L

Posted by Craig Hendrickson On 2008/12/27 17:23:21

Keith: Air shocks in the rear will change the spring rate the same as air bags on the front. This is NOT a proper solution. I'll grant you that the front end would raise up with the leveler.

HH56: The range of motion will be limited by the existing bump stops. The mid-position between bump stops is probably where the stock original ride height is located. If one or the other bump stop is shaved, then the range of motion would increase correspondingly (some 1.+ multiple). Anyone who would drive a T-L Packard on the street with zero clearance between top or bottom stop is loony. That position should be reserved for shows.

As I see it, typical use for this mod in normal driving would be to raise a fully-loaded vehicle (6 adult passengers and trunk full of luggage) back to it's original ride height (frame to ground). The standard T-L just levels the car under that load, but it is LOWER to the ground than should be.

At a show, one could wow the onlookers with teeter-totter movement and then up/down movement after re-level.

The modified front struts with integral hydraulic cylinders could also allow some static threaded adjustment to compensate for left-right tilt.

Craig