Re: 58 400 ride height

Posted by HH56 On 2022/3/23 14:52:56

Early 55s did not have the grooves in the links but the bulletin did provide actual measurements so you might compare what you have now to what you might need. If something has actually taken a set even a 4 might not be enough and you will need to custom make something as others have had to do. There is a limit as to how far you can extend one though. Have you verified the compensator, transverse bars, and levers on the ends of the short bars are all installed and functioning correctly. It might be good to verity the ball ends of both small levers at the front of the short bars which connect to the transverse bars are about equal distance from the frame. If something is damaged or installed incorrectly the compensator could be pulling or pushing one side more than the other causing the issue.

If you do need to find a longer link, just remember the 55 and 56 links are in a reversed configuration and also have a slightly different geometry so are not interchangeable. Adjustable links were commercially made for 56 but AFAIK, not for 55. Making a pair for 55s such as those Craig made is the option there.

There is additional info on making different length links in a few posts on this thread.https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=24484&post_id=237418#forumpost237418

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