I've got a student who wants to lower the nose of his 69 Dart. I know it's a matter of torsion bars, but how? What does he turn, how much does he turn, and what does he need to do the job?

 

whats a bayliner?

and as for lowering the front of the 69 dart, put a hemi in it..


sorry..i dont know how to lower classics...

except for a BIG engine..

 

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i know my mirada LOOKS lower in the front because i have SS springs in the back, so it sits high.

 

Bimmerbob also cranked down the torsion bars to compensate for the reduction in front end weight.

 

yeah...and he cut the bumper off today...and hes insisting that the 81 mirada has a AL bumper on it, but ive not been able to find anything in the old books at work to confirm that.

 

At the front of the torsion bar where it is anchored is a bolt that is 90 degrees to the end of the bar. (straight up and down in relation to the ground) probably about a 5/8 " socket or so. just use an impact wrench or lots of muscle and back it off until you get the required height. You'll probably have to raise car if you use the impact wrench due to clearance to ground. Bolt looks like its wedged up between 2 pieces of metal. runs thru a small 1" by 1 " by 3/4" block. Just trying to explain this in laymans terms for someone that isnt famaliar with a Mopar suspension.

 

I think that once you lower the front by unwinding the torsion bars, a front end alignment is needed done at the final height.

 

Cranking down the torsion bars is not "Ghetto." That's why they were designed with an adjustment bolt - to adjust the tension and ride height.

It depends on how your student wants to use the car. Was it an original V-8 car or a /6 car? If it was a V-8 and he wants to drag race it switch to /6 torsion bars. They have less resistance which will ride lower at a given adjustment and help with weight transfer on launch. If he wants a daily driver or a "G" machine and he has a budget, look into lowering spindles and tublar "A" arms. A good set of adjustable shocks will also help dial in the type of ride he/she is looking for.

 

go downa size or two on the front tires simple as that