[bjtstarfire]

NO Luck!

We had 65 degree weather this weekend in PA so my dad and I worked on the rear springs. I wish the problem was corrected but it was not. Here is what we did:

1> I took the spring on the lowest side of the car and rotated it to what I thought might have been a better position. No success same basic condition in ride height.

2> I took the spring on the lowest side of the car and then flipped it. No luck same condition in ride height.

3> I took the springs out on each side of the car marked them and looked them over on the garage floor. To me they look the same in every way possible.

4> I then reinstalled the springs making sure that they were swapped from one side to the other and seated well. The car still has the same ride height problem – close 1 ½” to 2” difference from one side to the other on the same side that always had the lowest measurement. The problem stayed in the same spot and did not travel to the other side.

I looked at the instructions from the springs and only the front springs had a white paint mark for installing them in the up position the rears seemed not to matter, according to the documentation. With that said I still flipped them again and to no avail I still have the same uneven ride height. Help – what do I do now? I am not looking to have it perfect but you can see with the eye that it’s uneven.

Any suggestions and help would be welcomed.

I have been in contact with EATON Detroit SPRING CO. and I seem to get the statement that the problem is not the springs. They may be right but what can I troubleshoot next.

Below is part of an e-mail I sent EATON SPRING after they told me the rear is not level and the springs are fine:

This is what I did to check the rear and what I seen completed at the frame shop.

I measured the rear from two reference points near the shock absorber mounting locations on the axel, to a level garage floor and they were level (out just about 3/16”).

The frame shop did the same thing but they measured to the lift system not the garage floor. They also suspended a level from wire lengths hanging off the rear axel and the results were equal.

If you can advise me on another technique please be as specific as possible so I can ensure that I do it correctly.

When I measure the sprung weight of the car, the measurements differ as you know from my earlier e-mails. This is crazy the only thing I can think of is that I need to add a big shim on the bottom spring mount of the lowest side (which I do not think is safe), try a new set of springs (incase they are different some how), or get one spring that is bigger that the one I have now to address the problem. The original car springs were shot – the car sat real low but it was even, go figure.

Oh! one added thing the frame shop stated. The front is uneven by about a ¼” – you can not tell by the naked eye. They said that as the back low side was corrected that the front will become more even.

PS. Tires have same psi levels and the frame shop ruled out any problems with the car. Measurements from ground up to axel are perfect. Same measurements from ground to frame rails are about 1 ½” to 2” out…