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Posted by: Guberif Aug 23 2019, 08:36 AM
Ever experience the whole body of the car to shift to one side?
Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Aug 23 2019, 09:03 AM
yes when the right front torsion bar breaks!!
Ever experience the whole body of the car to shift to one side?
Posted by: Chi-town Aug 23 2019, 10:13 AM
I've seen very light hits shift the entire body. Was the car hit somewhere?
Posted by: Guberif Aug 23 2019, 12:53 PM
I've seen very light hits shift the entire body. Was the car hit somewhere?
No, not hit.
Posted by: SirAndy Aug 23 2019, 12:56 PM
Posted by: jcd914 Aug 23 2019, 12:57 PM
Posted by: Guberif Aug 23 2019, 12:58 PM
yes when the right front torsion bar breaks!!
Ever experience the whole body of the car to shift to one side?
Hey George, nope, any other ideas?
Com'on Dr. you gotta know this one!
Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Aug 23 2019, 01:06 PM
right rear suspension console breaks loose
hit a curb and blow out two tires on the same side
front torsion bar gets weak and begins to sag
yes when the right front torsion bar breaks!!
Ever experience the whole body of the car to shift to one side?
Hey George, nope, any other ideas?
Com'on Dr. you gotta know this one!
Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Aug 23 2019, 01:06 PM
is this possibly a test question?? (LOL)
Posted by: theer Aug 23 2019, 01:17 PM
There's no frame... so shifted relative to what - the position of the wheels in the wells?
Posted by: rhodyguy Aug 23 2019, 01:20 PM
Still trying to figure out what 'whole body shifted to one side' means. Do you mean to say 'the car is out of level when viewed from the rear of the car'? As mentioned, pictures.
Posted by: Guberif Aug 23 2019, 01:33 PM
Photo's; not the greatest (tough w/ 1 hand.)
Posted by: Guberif Aug 23 2019, 01:39 PM
right rear suspension console breaks loose
(welded new one; (1 I got from you) years ago)
hit a curb and blow out two tires on the same side
( love the creative answer
)front torsion bar gets weak and begins to sag
(those are relatively new as well)
yes when the right front torsion bar breaks!!
Ever experience the whole body of the car to shift to one side?
Hey George, nope, any other ideas?
Com'on Dr. you gotta know this one!
Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Aug 23 2019, 01:51 PM
That is not bad at all, front torsion bars out of adjustment, shims stacked too much on one rear side, spring is sagging. Easily corrected:
put a jack carefully under the center of the front cross member and just take the weight off of the front. If the rear levels out, the front torsion bars are out of adjustment, if not one spring has sagged or someone stacked too many shims under one of the rear control arms trying to get the neg camber out
Photo's; not the greatest (tough w/ 1 hand.)
Posted by: EdwardBlume Aug 23 2019, 02:08 PM
None of my 914s have been perfect side to side. It becomes really clear when you lower the car use spacers and remove tires a lot.
Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Aug 23 2019, 02:13 PM
to me, my 914s are perfect from any side!! (view) (LOL)
None of my 914s have been perfect side to side. It becomes really clear when you lower the car use spacers and remove tires a lot.
Posted by: rhodyguy Aug 23 2019, 02:20 PM
I see you're in WA. I think you might have a corner balance and 4 wheel alignment in your future. Redmond European should be able to help you.
Posted by: rgalla9146 Aug 23 2019, 06:53 PM
Most are tighter tire to fender on the right rear INMHO
Posted by: Mark Henry Aug 23 2019, 07:31 PM
Rears slightly different is common. I'd have to measure, but I know mine's out a bit and has never been hit.
It once was sitting crooked front corner to opposite rear corner, the front torsion adjustment was out. Then it did it again when a rear spring was cocked in it's pearch.
Fixed that by drilling holes in the top and bottom perches and using HD zip ties, the lower perch now rides up the shock (bilstein, 160 pound springs) when I jack it up.
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