Re: Torsion Level System

Posted by Ross On 2021/10/2 18:58:33

So we can see you have a #4 pin on the left and a #3 on the right.

I usually try to set the cars up so that when dead level the fender skirt it right at or slightly below the center of the wheel. I find this gives the best ride and minimizes bottoming.

It is very easy to make a new pin: take a suitable length of 3/4" stock and drill a 7/16 hole 3/4" deep in each end. Pound the ends out of the old pin and press them into the new. Done. Of course you will have to use the suspension holding tool to change the pins. An increase in pin length of 5/8 provides roughly a 1" increase in ride height.
A #3 pin is 5/8 longer than a #2 etc. The longest pins Packard supplied were #4s, I have made #5s but that is about as far as you can go so that the load arm does not hit the frame on a bump.

If the car is still sitting too low, be sure to check the rubber bushings on the rear load arms where the axle attaches. If those have collapsed you can loose a good 3/4" of ride height.