Re: Message from the National Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio

Posted by BH On 2020/5/12 9:15:26

IIRC, one of the factory bulletins advises to measure and compare clearance to ground from the bottom of each end of the rocker panels to check level.

Yet, on a properly levelled car, I also noticed that the lower line of the rear fender shroud/skirt (approximately) bisected the red hex on the wheel cover. Ever since, I've used that as a more convenient guideline - even when the control box is on the fritz and I've had to compensate "manually".

However, you should keep in mind that, even when properly levelled, riding height can decrease based on vehicle load and equipment, which may affect how much of the red hex is covered.

WRT cars running around with the rear jacked up, if not due a failure of the control system, I suspect there are some people who have used the (straight) side moldings as a level reference. The problem is that those moldings actually run downhill, fore-to-aft. I made that mistake, myself as a newbie.