Loosened up the bolts, drove it around the block, then tightened them
back up. Sits much better now. Thank you very much!
- Brian
--- MikeC <mikech@sprynet.com> wrote:
> Did you tighten up the control arm bushing bolts with the car at
> normal ride
> height with all the weight on it or with the front end in the air and
> the
> control arms hanging? You should tighten them with all the weight on
> and
> normal ride height or the bushings will bind and could rise the front
> a bit.
> When I did mine , I left all the bolts loose and drove it up and
> down the
> driveway a few times so everything could settle, then tightened all
> the
> bolts with the weight on.
> MikeC
>
> >
> >I recently rebuilt the fron suspension of my '76 Spitfire 1500
> (upper
> >ball joints, trunnions, tie-rod ends, and bushings). Now, the nose
> of
> >my car sits much higher than before. I know I've seen this posted
> here
> >before (I tried searching the archives without much luck). What can
> I
> >do to level my car out a bit? If I raise the back end, will that
> help
> >settle the front?
> >
>
>
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