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Re: [T3] Rear End sagging


Shocks won't do anything for ride height(unless they're the air boost
type).  You have to adjust ride height by adjusting the torsion bars.
Procedure is in the Bentley manual, it's well laid out there.  Really
too lengthy to put on the list.  If it's not been done before, you'll
have a time of it.  It took me 3 days the first time I did it, rusty
bolts, Basically you have to disassemble the rear suspension on each
side, make the adjustments and then put it back together and see if
it's right.  If not, you get to do it again.  This is a common
problem, the bars do take a set, but it can be adjusted out.  I don't
know of anyone who's actually had a torsion bar snap under normal use
due to it taking a set and being adjusted back to normal ride height.
This is a cheap fix, all it takes is time(and the tools, of course).  

On Thu, 1 Oct 1998 22:37:40 EDT, you wrote:

>I have a 67 fastback I just replaced the shocks because I thought it would
>make the car NOT sag any more.  Well after I let it off the jackstands flop
>right back down.  It helped a little but not near enough.  Have any Ideas?
>
> I herd once from somewere that on a bus that the torsion bars were too old
>and makes this happen.  Colud this be my problem?
>
>Andy 67&72 FB 
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